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  • Coordination and Integration of West Coast Earthquake Early Warning Prototype Activities

    Coordination and Integration of West Coast Earthquake Early Warning Prototype Activities

  • Enhancing earthquake early warning using next-generation smartphone seismic networks to detect and study earthquake processes

    Enhancing earthquake early warning using next-generation smartphone seismic networks to detect and study earthquake processes

  • Effective Early Warning Decisions in an Earthquake Crisis

    Effective Early Warning Decisions in an Earthquake Crisis

  • Policy Fellow to Support Development of California Earthquake Early Warning System

    Policy Fellow to Support Development of California Earthquake Early Warning System

  • Seismology Assessment for a Mauna Kea Earthquake Early Warning System

    Seismology Assessment for a Mauna Kea Earthquake Early Warning System

  • Seismology Assessment for a Mauna Kea Earthquake Early Warning System

    Seismology Assessment for a Mauna Kea Earthquake Early Warning System

  • Cascadia Seismology Research to Enable an Earthquake Early Warning System for the Western United States

    Cascadia Seismology Research to Enable an Earthquake Early Warning System for the Western United States

  • Southern California Research to Enable an Earthquake Early Warning Prototype for the Western United States

    Southern California Research to Enable an Earthquake Early Warning Prototype for the Western United States

  • Northern California Research to Enable an Earthquake Early Warning Prototype for the Western United States

    Northern California Research to Enable an Earthquake Early Warning Prototype for the Western United States

  • Early warning for South Napa earthquake

    Early warning for South Napa earthquake, Ten seconds before the South Napa Earthquake struck, UC Berkeley’s ShakeAlert detected the quake. The earthquake early warning project is intended to give residents a heads-up before an earthquake strikes and damage occurs. The system is partially funded by the foundation, and being, the full story by Lindsey Hoshaw in KQED Science, UC Berkeley System Gave Early Warning of South Napa Earthquake

  • Earthquake early warning system gains significant traction

    Earthquake early warning system gains significant traction, . The idea of an earthquake early warning system is not new. Other countries, such as Japan, have, Foundation seized an opportunity to help develop a West Coast earthquake early warning system by providing, will be required each year to operate and maintain the system. How it works The earthquake early warning system, smartphones. Though not currently connected to earthquake early warning, MyShake uses a phone’s, Advance warning of an earthquake – even by a few seconds – can make a significant difference

  • Harvey Fineberg discusses importance of earthquake early warning on KALW radio

    Harvey Fineberg discusses importance of earthquake early warning on KALW radio, the importance of an earthquake early warning system on the west coast. Both guests provided insight on the existing technology behind the earthquake early warning system, and how its already proven effective in reducing the impact of earthquakes. The state of California has acknowledged the earthquake early warning system as a priority issue, with Jerry Brown’s recent announcement to allocate a portion, public radio: City Visions: Governor bets on earthquake early warning systems

  • Earthquake early warning system becomes West Coast-wide

    Earthquake early warning system becomes West Coast-wide, The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning program has hit a milestone by becoming a West Coast-wide, recently held an event introducing pilot uses of the earthquake early warning system in Washington, in integrating earthquake early warning into the Pacific Northwest," said John Vidale, professor of earth, the West Coast earthquake early warning system. , shaking. Timely warnings of an earthquake could provide several seconds, and in favorable cases up

  • Vital seconds: the journey toward earthquake early warning for all

    Vital seconds: the journey toward earthquake early warning for all, their ‘drop, cover, and hold on’ at 10:15 am in a statewide earthquake drill. Last month in Earth Magazine, UC Berkeley’s Jenn Strauss shared her vision of the future of earthquake preparedness once we have a state-wide Earthquake Early Warning System in place. Her article describes how with several, coast Earthquake Early Warning System a reality, and the prototype system is already being used by beta-users like BART and the City of San Francisco. To learn more about Earthquake Early Warning, read

  • First statewide testing of earthquake early warning system in the United States

    First statewide testing of earthquake early warning system in the United States, California rolls out earthquake early warning system On the 30th anniversary of the deadly Loma, Services, and University of California at Berkeley launched the first statewide earthquake early warning, the technologies our partners use to deliver the alert,” said USGS Earthquake Early Warning Chief, seized an opportunity to help develop the West Coast earthquake early warning system by investing, Reading A milestone: Earthquake early warning system sends first public alert to smartphones

  • Earthquake-early warning system performs well in advance detection ​

    Earthquake-early warning system performs well in advance detection ​, ShakeAlert, an earthquake-early warning system, currently being tested in Oregon and California, located a magnitude 6.5 earthquake off the coast of Northern California within 27 seconds. The quake, to help launch a statewide earthquake early-warning system. Read more about the earthquake early-warning system here., , “if the system had been operational, it would have provided coastal communities about 20 seconds of warning

  • Foundation awards $3.6M to advance a West Coast Earthquake Early Warning system

    Foundation awards $3.6M to advance a West Coast Earthquake Early Warning system, announced $3.6 million in grants to advance a West Coast Earthquake Early Warning system. The funding, . “Completing the implementation of a robust, West Coast-wide Earthquake Early Warning system, , determine an earthquake’s likely magnitude and provide a warning before shaking begins, potentially, group to advance three important areas of early warning: UC Berkeley scientists will pursue a novel, early warning for earthquakes from the Cascadia subduction zone, the largest threat for a catastrophic

  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation applauds federal funding for Earthquake Early Warning System

    Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation applauds federal funding for Earthquake Early Warning System, (Palo Alto, Calif) – It was announced today that Congress included $5 million in the FY 2015 funding bill, also known as the CROmnibus, to help transition into operation ShakeAlert , the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning System . The demonstration project proved successful in providing warnings of the Napa earthquake in August. Early warnings of an impending earthquake provide the critical seconds necessary to protect people and infrastructure. The new funding provided by Congress

  • Approved California state budget provides $10 million to earthquake early warning system

    Approved California state budget provides $10 million to earthquake early warning system, California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a 2016-17 state budget that provides $10 million to help launch a statewide earthquake early-warning system that's being developed by Moore Foundation grantees at Caltech, UC Berkeley and the U.S. Geological Survey. Read the full article here

  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards $6 million for research for West Coast earthquake early warning system

    Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards $6 million for research for West Coast earthquake early warning system, to create a prototype earthquake early warning system for the Pacific Coast of the United States, Moore Foundation is funding this basic, fundamental science to yield an earthquake early warning, expertise exist to create a sophisticated West Coast earthquake early warning system even more, the science of earthquake early warning systems,” said Thomas Heaton, director of the Earthquake, /2011/11/29/moore-foundation-awards-6-million-for-earthquake-early-warning-research/ Contacts

  • Nearly nine out of ten California voters support Earthquake Early Warning System

    Nearly nine out of ten California voters support Earthquake Early Warning System, support for technology that will detect early seismic activity and trigger an Earthquake Early Warning, Coast Earthquake Early Warning system called ShakeAlert that can warn of an earthquake’s, overwhelming support for action at the state level to develop and fund the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning, and Betty Moore Foundation. “It is gratifying to see voters agree the Earthquake Early Warning system, .” The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has invested more than $10 million for early scientific

  • How do earthquake early warning systems work?

    How do earthquake early warning systems work?

  • Inside Caltech's earthquake early warning lab

    Inside Caltech's earthquake early warning lab, Foundation grantee Thomas Heaton, professor of geophysics and civil engineering at Caltech, recently gave a demo of the California Integrated Seismic Network to PC Magazine. The real-time visualization showed what might happen when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Southern California. Read the full article here

  • Washington Monthly: Harvey Fineberg discusses earthquake preparedness

    Washington Monthly: Harvey Fineberg discusses earthquake preparedness, of Philanthropy series about earthquake readiness, highlighting an early warning system being tested, of warning before an earthquake hits, just enough time to take protective action. The foundation’s early support jumpstarted this comprehensive earthquake early warning system that draws on the full power, be found below: Approved California state budget provides $10 million to earthquake early warning, support Earthquake Early Warning System (March 21, 2016) Foundation awards $3.6M to advance a West

  • California Statewide Voter Survey - Memorandum

    that they strongly support developing an earthquake early warning system or ShakeAlert. 87.6% support developing an earthquake early warning system or ShakeAlert in California Question: ÒEarthquake early warning systems, or ShakeAlert, use technology to detect early seismic activity so that warnings can, or oppose developing an earthquake early warning system or ShakeAlert in California?Ó We were also, an earthquake early warning system Question: ÒThe total cost of building an earthquake early