Warning system

Warning system

A warning system is any system of biological or technical nature deployed by an individual or group to inform of a future danger. Its purpose is to enable the deployer of the warning system to prepare for the danger and act accordingly to mitigate against or avoid it.

Biological warning systems

*Aposematism (e.g. warning coloration)
*Fear
*Pain
*Miner's canary
*Climate canary

Man-made warning systems

Civilian warning systems

* [http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/ema_epws.htm Alberta Emergency Public Warning System]
* Automatic Warning System
* Emergency Alert System
* Famine Early Warning Systems Network
* Fire alarm system
* Gale warning
* Ground Proximity Warning System
* Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
* Intelligence warning system
* Lane Departure Warning System
* May contain
* North Warning System
* Traffic Collision Avoidance System
* Train Protection & Warning System
* Tsunami warning system

Military warning systems

* Airborne Warning and Control System
* Ballistic Missile Early Warning System


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