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News: Google Maps now features Public alerts for Emergencies

Google has just launched its Public Alerts feature for Google Maps which alerts users on weather disasters, earthquakes and more. The feature integrates warnings from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service, and the US Geological Survey (USGS) into Maps.

Searching for a type of alert, like “flood,” near a location will bring up any warnings, along with the full text from the source and a chart noting how likely, severe, and soon the emergency might be.

The feature is available only in the US right now and is confined to desktops only but we can surely expect it to come to Android and to other countries as well.

Rupesh Sinha

Rupesh is an avid mobile geek, a Nokia fan by heart although love Android because it appeals to the geek in him. Apart from phones, he loves music and also plays the guitar. Now a nigh time news editor, along with a daytime engineering student.

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