A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck about 170 miles southeast of Kodiak, Alaska early Tuesday morning, sending residents of the picturesque island fleeing to higher ground to avoid tsunami waves. The quake also prompted tsunami alerts along the West Co…
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Very relieved Hawaiians went straight to PornHub after getting missile alert all clear
Hawaii’s mistaken missile alert prompted many of us to think what we’d do in the last moments of our life if a bomb came hurtling towards us.
PornHub released statistics for the island state after the alert was sent out on Saturday, revealing a sharp…
Hawaii emergency agency password caught on a Post-it in public photo
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If you thought there was nothing worse to put on a Post-it note than a break-up letter, think again.
On Tuesday, a photo of an employee at Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency, which was originally published in July, made the internet rounds because of something hiding on the man’s computer. For reference, that’s the same agency that mistakenly sent out a missile alert to Hawaiian residents on Saturday.
The photo, taken by the Associated Press for a prior news article, shows the employee’s desk with his many monitors. And stuck to one of those monitors is a Post-it note — with a password on it. The employee was identified by the AP as an operations officer. Read more…
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View More Hawaii emergency agency password caught on a Post-it in public photoHawaii’s emergency alert interface looks straight out of the ’90s
No one who’s used a long-running government website expects such things to be fancy — just functional. But there’s a limit to what can be tolerated, and I believe we’ve reached it with Hawaii’s emergency alert system, which is so dated that it would be hilarious if it hadn’t just caused a statewide panic. Geocities ain’t got nothing on this. Read More
‘Inexcusable’ false ballistic missile alert in Hawaii was caused by human error
Hawaiian residents were briefly but intensely disturbed this morning by a state-wide alert via TV and phone warning of an incoming ballistic missile. It was, however, shortly afterwards confirmed to be a mistake caused by “human error.” Hawaiian Senator Brian Schatz called the false alarm “inexcusable” and said to expect “tough and quick accountability and a… Read More
FALSE ALARM: Panic ensues as Emergency Alert Service issues missile threat for Hawaii
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Residents of Hawaii woke up to a terrifying notification on Saturday morning when the Emergency Alert Service issued a ballistic missile warning, telling residents to “seek immediate shelter.”
“BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” the alert, which was delivered at approximately 8:07 a.m. HST, reads.
SEE ALSO: How wireless emergency alerts work
HAWAII – THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE TO HAWAII. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH OFFICIALS THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILEpic.twitter.com/DxfTXIDOQs
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) January 13, 2018 Read more…
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View More FALSE ALARM: Panic ensues as Emergency Alert Service issues missile threat for HawaiiFALSE ALARM: Panic ensues as Emergency Alert Service issues missile threat for Hawaii
Residents of Hawaii woke up to a terrifying notification on Saturday morning when the Emergency Alert Service issued a ballistic missile warning, telling residents to “seek immediate shelter.”
“BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” the alert, which was delivered at approximately 8:07 a.m. HST, reads.
SEE ALSO: How wireless emergency alerts work
HAWAII – THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE TO HAWAII. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH OFFICIALS THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILEpic.twitter.com/DxfTXIDOQs
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) January 13, 2018 Read more…
More about Hawaii, Nuclear Weapons, Emergency Alert System, Culture, and Politics
View More FALSE ALARM: Panic ensues as Emergency Alert Service issues missile threat for HawaiiFALSE ALARM: Panic ensues as Emergency Alert Service issues missile threat for Hawaii
Residents of Hawaii woke up to a terrifying notification on Saturday morning when the Emergency Alert Service issued a ballistic missile warning, telling residents to “seek immediate shelter.”
“BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” the alert, which was delivered at approximately 8:07 a.m. HST, reads.
SEE ALSO: How wireless emergency alerts work
HAWAII – THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE TO HAWAII. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH OFFICIALS THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILEpic.twitter.com/DxfTXIDOQs
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) January 13, 2018 Read more…
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View More FALSE ALARM: Panic ensues as Emergency Alert Service issues missile threat for HawaiiWoman finds avocado the size of her head while out for a walk
The world might be a flaming trash heap right now, but at least we have avocados! And, one woman in Hawaii lived everyone’s dream when she found an avocado the size of her head while out for a walk.
Pamela Wang from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, found a “…
Turn off your mind, relax, and float down a red hot stream of lava from a Hawaiian volcano
Some people listen to rain sounds to relax, others watch rivers of red hot lava flowing from an active Hawaiian shield volcano.
Like Erez Marom, who used a drone to capture mesmerising footage of lava streaming through the Puʻu ʻ&…