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As Natural Disasters Expand, a Disaster-Tracking App Is Booming
Known for tracking California wildfires, Watch Duty is moving beyond that mission. Millions of people are turning to it for help.
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The Latest Texas Floods Tested Warning Systems. This Time, They Passed.
A lack of sirens and flood forecasting systems made the state’s Hill Country vulnerable to deadly floods last summer. That has changed.
As Natural Disasters Expand, a Disaster-Tracking App Is Booming
Known for tracking California wildfires, Watch Duty is moving beyond that mission. Millions of people are turning to it for help.
An emergency vehicle at the flooding Guadalupe River in Comfort, Texas, on Thursday.
© Joel Angel Juarez/Associated Press
The Latest Texas Floods Tested Warning Systems. This Time, They Passed.
A lack of sirens and flood forecasting systems made the state’s Hill Country vulnerable to deadly floods last summer. That has changed.
Flood debris blocked a road in Kerrville, Texas, on Thursday.
© Brandon Bell/Getty Images
