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The Texas Tribune on MSN35m
Can sirens help save lives in the next flood? Yes, but there’s more to it.
While sirens can help in areas with shaky cell service, experts say officials also need to consider alert fatigue and provide ...
Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior
Some people equate flood warnings with streamflow gauges and sensors that monitor water levels – the technical infrastructure that triggers alerts when rivers exceed certain thresholds. Others think ...
Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him
Dick Eastland warned for decades about the hidden dangers of the beautiful but volatile Guadalupe River, a peril he saw ...
Irish Star on MSN57m
Camp Mystic owner who died in flash flood spent decades fighting for new flood warning system
If he wasn’t going to die of natural causes, this was the only other way—saving the girls that he so loved and cared for".