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Heat from the sun triggers earthquake activity on Earth
When the ground shakes violently, entire cities can crumble within minutes. Homes, hospitals, roads, and lives can vanish suddenly. Despite advances in technology, predicting when earthquakes will ...
Israeli public prefers faster earthquake warnings—even at the cost of lower accuracy, study reveals
Israel's national earthquake warning system, "Truaa," which became operational in 2022, has positioned the country alongside ...
Oregon Capital Chronicle13h
Disaster prep advocates face pushback over raising seismic standard for new school construction
Emergency preparedness advocates made another try at the Oregon Legislature this spring to raise the standard for new school ...
Science Daily1d
Building a safer future: Strengthen Haiti's earthquake resilience
Haiti has endured the devastation of two catastrophic earthquakes -- first in 2010 and again in 2021. Each disaster left behind widespread destruction: buildings reduced to rubble, entire communities ...
KQED2d
How to Prepare for a Tsunami — and What to Do if Another Warning Hits
Our guide on how to prepare for a tsunami alert as this year's Tsunami Preparedness Week approaches on March 22–30.
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From Disaster Recovery to Saving Cultural Heritage: IAEA Boosts Assistance to Countries in Non-Destructive Testing
Responding to increasing demand from countries for assistance, the IAEA has built, from scratch, an NDT Centre at its laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria, to provide hands-on training and support ...