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I'll share my amazement story also. I was visiting Hawaii and Google Now popped up saying that there has been an earth quake in Vancouver and there is an expec

I'll share my amazement story also. I was visiting Hawaii and Google Now popped up saying that there has been an earth quake in Vancouver and there is an expected tsunami within 2 hours in Hawaii. I was just about falling sleep at the time. I got up, checked the TV and sure enough there was an expected tsunami. The expected water elevation was 3 feet and we were at 30 feet. Another time it popped up to tell me that my flight was cancelled the day the Korean 777 crashed at SFO.

Amadou 13y ago
The tsunami thing would be less amazing if you lived there rather than being just a visitor. Tsunamis are a big deal in Hawaii. Growing up there, we had monthly tests of the tsunami warning system - sort of like air-raid sirens. They teach tsunami preparedness in the schools and spend a lot of time in the local history class (hawaiiana) talking about the devastation caused by tsunamis in the past. I would not be surprised to find out that the engineer responsible for the tsunami alerts in Google Now was a kama'aina.
- matthewbadeau 13y ago
  Tsunami warnings in Hawaii are broadcast by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and through NOAA's weather broadcast. The PTWC is based in Ewa, so technically it's kama'aina. I live on Oahu right now and I've never received a tsunami warning with Google Now, only with the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) that are not specific to any carrier or phone. Flood and severe storm warnings are also broadcast using the WEA.