After major disasters, public debate often treats them as unexpected or unprecedented. This reaction is not necessarily about the absence of warnings. It reflects how societies process shock—and how ...

The earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula on July 30, 2025, may have been one of the most severe on record, with a magnitude of 8.8. But innovations in science and technology gave governments ...

As Africa grapples with the escalating impacts of the climate crisis, it is launching a new frontier of defense, a satellite-based early warning system known as SEWA (Space for Early Warning in Africa ...

A flood warning system that was deemed too costly by the Texas county where last week’s rains killed at least 27 kiddie campers might have given the victims more of a fighting chance, experts told The ...

MyShake warns of incoming earthquakes, sometimes seconds before shaking starts. The alert system was already available on iPhones, iPads and Android phones. UC Berkeley is also working to make MyShake ...

The system wasn't working when a tsunami struck Sunday, killing hundreds. Tsunamis have devastated the shorelines of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries before, but the subsequent deaths and ...

Monday’s magnitude 5.2 temblor marked another success for California’s earthquake early warning system, with users in some areas saying they received alerts on their phones before they felt shaking.

Could your smartphone save your life? If an earthquake is occurring, it just might. A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in ...

A screenshot of a Wireless Emergency Alert — similar to an Amber Alert — warning of incoming shaking. (Robert de Groot / U.S. Geological Survey) Monday's magnitude 5.2 temblor marked another success ...