U.S. aims to give wake-up alerts on storms
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In the not-too-distant future, the U.S. government would like to be able to wake up residents in the middle of the night when a hurricane or tornado threatens, perhaps by sounding the alarm on a cellphone.
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The small islands of the northern  Caribbean were on alert on Monday for a close encounter with  powerful Hurricane Frances, while the remnants of Tropical  Storm Gaston limped through North Carolina.
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Storm warnings were posted from Wisconsin to New England, where the National Weather Service posted blizzard warnings that will be in effect through Sunday.
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A storm heading from the Atlantic towards the UK prompts authorities to issue new flood warnings.
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A satellite-alert system launches in quake-prone Japan that will instantly trigger tsunami and volcanic activity warnings by siren and radio to help speed evacuations. By the Associated Press.
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The U.S. weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all Indian Ocean coastal countries when it saw the first signs that tsunamis could be heading their way, its top official said Thursday. He cautioned that the Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early warning system.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center on   Wednesday placed a hurricane watch on North Carolina and   reduced the alert for the Georgia coast to a tropical storm   warning, as Tropical Storm Ernesto swept up the Atlantic Coast.
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A huge storm system covers much of the US, threatening extreme weather, ranging from tornadoes to blizzards.
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A hurricane watch is issued for part of the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto gains strength over the Atlantic.
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Unmanned aircraft like those used by the U.S. military in Iraq will increasingly be used to monitor storms, a role currently performed by manned aircraft, weather officials said on Tuesday.
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The United States plans to be "very  responsive" to Asian countries lashed on Sunday by a powerful  earthquake and the giant waves it generated, the Bush  administration said.
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Rescue efforts are under way in  southern US states after a series of tornadoes killed at least 20 people.
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President George W. Bush on Thursday directed the Health and Human Services Department to establish a task force to plan for potential catastrophes like a terrorist attack, pandemic influenza or a natural disaster where there would be a large number of casualties, the White House said on Thursday.
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Congress will consider a &#36;30 million network of buoys, wave gauges and seismic sensors to warn of tsunamis globally, a plan that would build on U.S. and international efforts to avert another catastrophe.
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Japan launched a satellite-based alert system Friday that will instantly send warnings of tsunamis and updates on volcanic activity to help speed evacuations, an emergency official said.
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The nation's storm forecasters are badly divided over claims that an aging satellite leaves America vulnerable
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KOBE, Japan  - As the Asian tsunami focuses world  attention on natural disasters, experts on Wednesday called for  a global early warning system for all such catastrophes as soon  as possible.