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Google Finally Admitted They Failed To Alert Millions In Turkey Earthquake That Claimed 55,000 Lives: Here's What Went Wrong
Google has acknowledged its failure to effectively alert users during the devastating 2023 Turkey earthquake, which resulted ...
USGS reports 6.6 magnitude quake Southwest of Samoa’s capital, no tsunami warning issued
A strong earthquake hit near Samoa. The US Geological Survey reported the event. It measured 6.6 in magnitude. The location ...
Google turns Android phones into earthquake detectors, records 11,000 tremors on crowdsourcing
The Android Earthquake Alerts system prioritises scale over precision, leveraging the widespread use of Android smartphones, ...
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Google turned millions of phones into surprisingly effective earthquake detectors
Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent.
Here’s where public broadcasting cuts hit the hardest
President Donald Trump’s rescissions package targets public media. The smallest stations serving rural America are set to ...
Quake strikes 24 hours after GOP senator warns Trump’s public radio cuts threaten disaster alerts
A powerful earthquake struck a Republican senator's home state Wednesday. Just a day earlier, she'd slammed budget cuts that ...
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Hawaii unaffected by Alaska 7.3 magnitude quake, NWS reports
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Alaska, but Hawaii remains safe with no tsunami risk reported, according to NWS.
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why.
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years ...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shakes Panama, with no reports of damage
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit around midday about 130 miles south of Punta Burica at a preliminary depth of 6 ...