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Quick, Susanne,

Early-Warning System Could Alert to Impending Earthquakes. Susanne Quick. - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 12, Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Early-Warning System Could Alert to Impending Earthquakes, May 1, 2003; pp. n.p..

"Scientists have developed an earthquake early-warning system that could give southern Californians a few precious seconds to get under a desk, shut down a commercial operation, get away from dangerous chemicals or high-tail it off a bridge." (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL) This article explains how detection of P-waves that precede the earth-shattering S-waves, can give a few seconds warning of an impending earthquake.

1522-3264;


Detectors
Earthquake prediction
Earthquakes--California
Natural disaster warning systems

AC1.S5

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