Australia now has a nationally consistent approach to emergency warnings for bushfire, flood, storm, cyclone, extreme heat, and severe weather hazards.
The Australian Warning System was a recommendation of last year’s Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements and was introduced in December.
Developed with input from emergency services and hazard agencies nationwide, the new system uses a nationally consistent set of icons to show incidents on websites and apps, supported by calls to action.
The three warning levels are:
- Advice (Yellow) – an incident has started. There is no immediate danger. Stay up to date in case the situation changes;
- Watch and Act (Orange) – there is a heightened level of threat. Conditions are changing and you need to start taking action now to protect yourself and your family; and
- Emergency Warning (Red) – you may be in danger and need to take action immediately. Any delay now puts your life at risk.
Click here for further information on the Australian Warning System.
Posted 22 January, 2021