Avalanche Warning by SMS

Austrian authorities recently launched a new service that delivers up-to-the-minute avalanche warnings via text messaging, reports CJAD

Weekend snow slides killed at least five people - including three Canadians - and seriously injured about 10 others who strayed off-trail in Austria's Alps in search of adventure despite warnings that conditions were ripe for disaster.

But frustrated emergency workers say technology is useless to those who ignore conventional warnings and take unwarranted risks just to descend mountains atop virgin snow."

emily | 11:25 AM | New SMS Services |
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