Standard Emergency Warning Signal
- Standard Emergency Warning Signal
The Standard Emergency Warning Signal is a warning siren used in Australia to alert the public of danger. The siren is played over radio or television during a storm, cyclone (hurricane) or bushfire.
External links
* [http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/disaster_mitigation/projects.shtml Discussion at Australian Bureau of Meteorology]
* [http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/disaster_mitigation/projects/sews-30s%5B1%5D.wav Sample of siren sound]
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