Millions of lives at risk as governments fail to adopt disaster warning system

Millions of lives at risk as governments fail to adopt disaster warning system
London, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2013 - World leaders are failing to adopt advanced early warning systems that could save millions of lives in disaster-prone regions. Technological breakthroughs mean that mobile phones can be used to alert millions of people to impending perils such as tsunamis and typhoons. But with a few notable exceptions, governments have been to slow to appreciate the life-saving potential of cheap and simp ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Millions_of_lives_at_risk_as_governments_fail_to_adopt_disaster_warning_system_999.html