If you’ve lived in the US – especially an area prone to extreme weather – you’re probably uncomfortably familiar with this sound: Your browser does not support the audio element. Aside from interrupting Bob’s Burgers with the threat of imminent death, the SAME header (as it’s known) marks the beginning of an emergency broadcast, encoding data about when, where, and why an alert is being issued. With the idea that we only fear what we don’t understand, let’s take a look at how ...
