Earth Alerts 2009.1.8 (Freeware)

Earth Alerts is a Windows-based application that provides alert notifications and information on all natural events currently happening anywhere in the United States (including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).Weather, earthquakes, and volcanos...the kind of stuff our planet dishes out to arouse human curiosity and, occasionally, fear. Fortunately for us, we have organizations like the National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to study and track Earth's natural wonders, and then warn us whenever the Earth starts misbehaving! Earth Alerts is a software that provides alerts notifications about natural events.To use Earth Alerts, you simply select the specific Locations you are interested in. The application will then automatically retrieve the latest weather, earthquake, and/or volcano information from various live data feeds on the Internet, and then present it to you.
key features of "Earth Alerts":

· Completely redesigned application interface, making the display of alerts and information more colorful and easier to read. Design change also allows for quicker navigation between screens...
· Simple process for selecting your locations and selecting which types of alerts and information you want to track...
· Weather information retrieval from the National Weather Service (NWS): weather alerts, color-coded maps showing all current alerts for your selected locations, high quality radar and satellite images, basic weather forecast information with weather icons, plus more... Most importantly, Earth Alerts keeps you updated on all severe weather events, including snow storms, thuderstorms, high winds, tornadoes, flash floods, hurricanes, etc...
· Real-time alert and information retrieval from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) keeps you informed whenever moderate or major Earthquakes or Volcanic eruptions occur.
· Extensive configuration options, including automatic update frequency, notification methods (visual, sound, email, and mobile phone), plus more...
· Earth Alerts can run as an icon on the Windows taskbar, notifying you only when any weather, earthquake, or volcano alerts are issued by the NWS and USGS...
· Special feature notifies you whenever there is a new version of Earth Alerts available; you can choose to have the update automatically download and install itself, always preserving your existing settings...
Requirements:

· Pentium III processor or higher
· 1024x768 screen resolution or higher
· 128 MB RAM
· 20 MB hard disk space
· A broadband Internet connection (a dial-up connection is NOT recommended!)
· .NET Framework 3.5