许多美国社群不使用联邦警报系统, 在洪水和野火等灾害中造成延迟警告。 Many U.S. communities don’t use the federal alert system, causing delayed warnings during disasters like floods and wildfires.

许多美国社区未能使用联邦紧急警报系统IPAWS,尽管它有能力在灾害期间及时发出警报,原因是费用高昂、缺乏培训、人员短缺和害怕虚假警报。 Many U.S. communities fail to use the federal emergency alert system, IPAWS, despite its ability to send timely warnings during disasters, due to high costs, lack of training, staffing shortages, and fear of false alarms. 这导致在诸如野火、飓风和致命的山洪暴发等重大事件期间,包括7月4日在得克萨斯发生的至少135人死亡的洪水,导致警报延迟或缺失。 This has led to delayed or missing alerts during major events like wildfires, hurricanes, and deadly flash floods, including a July 4 flood in Texas that killed at least 135 people. 专家指出,资金不足的应急办公室、体制漏洞和前后不一地被用作根本原因,只有约40%的科罗拉多州居民选择接受警报。 Experts cite underfunded emergency offices, institutional gaps, and inconsistent use as root causes, with only about 40% of Colorado residents opting in to alerts. 农村和非英语社区特别脆弱,突出说明由于与气候有关的灾害越来越频繁和严重,在公平获取和有效沟通方面持续存在的挑战。 Rural and non-English-speaking communities are especially vulnerable, highlighting ongoing challenges in equitable access and effective communication as climate-related disasters grow more frequent and severe.