The "Disaster Alert" app is a free mobile app that provides early warning alerts and critical hazard information for 18 different types of natural disasters in near real-time. The app is built on PDC’s DisasterAWARE platform and provides customized alerts based on a user's geographic area of interest and hazard severity. Hazard updates are generated from scientifically verified sources and are updated manually when no official source is available. The app has new features, such as a fixed menu bar and new hazard symbology, and customizable background maps and map layers with overlays for population densities and global cloud coverage.
Disaster Alert™ provides early warning about natural hazards around the globe.Disaster Alert is a free mobile app for public use that provides the global community with critical hazard alerts and information needed to stay safe anywhere in the world. Built on PDC’s DisasterAWARE®️ platform, Disaster Alert™️ offers near real-time updates about 18 different types of natural hazards as they are unfolding around the globe.With Disaster Alert, you can customize early warning alerts, view estimated impact reports, and access visualized modeled hazard data. Disaster Alert’s c.....
Characteristics:
- Provides early warning alerts and critical hazard information for 18 different types of natural disasters
- Customizable alerts based on a user's geographic area of interest and hazard severity
- Updates generated from scientifically verified sources
- Novel features include a fixed menu bar and new hazard symbology
- Customizable background maps and map layers with overlays for population densities and global cloud coverage
What's New in the Latest Version 416.7110.200
Last updated on May 15, 2022
Disaster Alert v 7.1.9Menu: Disaster Alert now features a fixed menu bar at the bottom of the screen.
Action Menu: The action menu, represented by three dots […] has been relocated to the top right corner of each menu panel.
Hazards Icons: Hazard icons have been updated. Colors now represent hazard severity.
Themes: New theme options have been added.
Refer to https://www.disasteraware.org/disasteralertreleasenotes for more.
