Google will update its Android phones to incorporate California's earthquake early warning technology, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the tech giant announced Tuesday. "It's not every day that Silicon Valley ... ( read original story ...)
IBM, the Linux Foundation, and Grillo unveil global earthquake early-warning system
Only a handful of countries (Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, and China) have nation-wide earthquake early-warning systems. Isn’t that weird? Many other countries have alert systems in place for certain ... ( read original story ...)
Google adds California’s earthquake early warning system into Android phones
Google is adding California's earthquake early warning system as part of its Android operating system for mobile phones. ( read original story ...)
Scientists discover new kind of powerful, BOOMERANG earthquake which generates underground ‘sonic booms’
For the first time in history, scientists have confirmed the existence of mysterious and extremely powerful ‘boomerang’ earthquakes, throwing open the possibility of even more devastating types of ... ( read original story ...)
Weird ‘boomerang’ earthquake detected under the Atlantic Ocean
The temblor shot across the seafloor and back to where it started so fast it created the geologic version of a sonic boom. ( read original story ...)
Locarno Competition Filmmaker Neo Sora Prepares Debut Feature ‘Earthquake’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Neo Sora, director of “The Chicken,” playing in this year’s Locarno Festival short film competition, and his producer Albert Tholen have shared details on the filmmaker’s upcoming debut feature ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes today MAPPED: Turkey, Alaska and Japan hit by savage earthquakes
Turkey, Alaska and Japan have all been hit by strong earthquakes today. Turkey was struck by an earthquake today, Tuesday, August 4, measuring magnitude-5.2 on the Richter scale. The earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Why even imperfect technology is important for Japan’s earthquake watchers
And the effect — of being forced by advancing technology to consider some horrendous natural disaster played out against the perma-crisis of the corona era — also felt cosily familiar. To live in ... ( read original story ...)
Melbourne earthquakes: 1.8 magnitude tremor near Emerald, third in Victoria in a week
“In Australia we have earthquakes, they are not as frequent as active regions like Papua New Guinea or Japan, but still we have earthquakes,” Mr Ghasemi said. “The reason is the plate that we are ... ( read original story ...)
The Great Wall of Japan
At a cost of $12bn, they are building a 15-metre-high anti-tsunami wall across 400 kilometres to divide the land from the ocean. But it is also dividing local communities. There are fears the wall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weather agency issues erroneous quake warning
The Meteorological Agency issued an early warning Thursday morning that an earthquake that was expected to hit Tokyo and other neighboring areas. A quake w ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weather agency issues false strong quake alert by error
The Japanese weather agency said it issued Thursday morning a false strong earthquake alert to wide areas of Japan due to errors in l ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude-5.8 earthquake jolts Japan
TOKYO, Japan . A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Japan early Thursday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The epicenter of the quake was on the deserted Tori-shima Isla ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected gas leak in northern Japan kills 1, injures 17
A sudden explosion from a suspected gas leak blew out walls and windows in part of a northern Japanese town Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring 17 others. ( read original story ...)
Early earthquake alert system remains flawed but tolerated
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration. Inclusive Tokyo. Lets ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Brand New Bullet Train Is Earthquake-Proof
Japan began running a brand new bullet-train model earlier this month.New trains are always in development for Japan's high-speed Shinkansen system.The N700S has a first-of-its-kind battery power ... ( read original story ...)