Earthquakes
📳 Mobile phones used to detect earthquakes
Android devices are transformed into a global network for earthquake warnings. The system provides valuable seconds of advance warning before an earthquake strikes. Over three billion Android phones worldwide can potentially contribute to the system.
🏢 Thousands of deaths avoided in Taiwan earthquake
Building codes and infrastructure have been strengthened to withstand seismic forces, reducing damage and saving lives. An advanced early warning system and education programs have helped prepare the population.
⚠️ Seismic shift: Earthquakes detectable hours in advance, instead of minutes
Current earthquake warning systems typically give only a one to two-minute heads-up. But now researchers have identified nearly imperceptible shifts up to two hours before major quakes.