Watches versus warnings. In order to alert the public of the potential severe weather, while at the same time ensuring that they do not cause unwarranted alarm, a watch is issued.

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings this summer for parts of the country used to baking in the heat, but also in places unaccustomed to extended periods of hot weather. Earlier this month ...

Get ready to not freak out. On Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT, every TV, radio and cellphone in the United States should blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of an emergency ...

Natural Resources Canada seismologist Alison Bird says the alerts sent from the department’s earthquake early warning system “are being evaluated,” and the timing of when people would ...

B.C. earthquake triggers concerns over sporadic alerts from national warning system. Chuck Chiang. The Canadian Press. Published February 22, 2025Updated February 23, 2025.

We got the alert 15 minutes after it struck, said Charlene Burnside. She said she had been watching the skies after a tornado watch was issued that morning, but the storm hit her house and blew ...

Environment Canada has expanded its ability to predict coastal flooding, and the new system now covers all of the country's coastlines.It also allows the agency to predict coastal flooding five days ...

Confusion around an emergency alert received by Alaska residents in areas not at risk of a potential tsunami after a major weekend earthquake could shake public confidence in the warning system ...

Some residents in southwestern British Columbia are sounding the alarm after reports of sporadic and inconsistent alerts from the national early warning system during the 4.7-magnitude earthquake ...