Overview
You won't find showers or sunny spells among the forecasts made by Earth Alerts - it's strictly a tsunami, earthquake and wildfire kind of kind of program.
How it works
Once you download Earth Alerts, start your examination of nature's less clement behavior by entering the locations that interest you, bearing in mind that although Earth Alerts supports global events, it is tailored to the US. Once you have chosen your location and enabled auto-update, you can monitor all of the major events.
Features
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, cyclones, wildfires and landslides are all covered by Earth Alerts, with information taken from a variety of organizations that specialize in natural hazards, weather and geography. You can focus on each area separately, looking at maps, radar images,
Earth Alerts provides plenty of settings options, from tweaking the frequency of updates to requesting
Earth Alerts is a very interesting program and will be particularly attractive to people living or interested in the US. On the negative side, Earth Alerts'
Earth Alerts is perfect for the disaster-obsessed, but lacks the polish needed to make it a truly great program.
Review last updated: 27/06/12
Pros
- Automatic information when you select a city
- Pop-up window with alerts
- Wide variety of official weather/disaster information sources
- Interface not very attractive
- Maps not interactive
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