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 ...
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 ...
Most Californians know that sinking feeling. The ground shakes, jolting you to attention. For a split second, your mind considers the possibilities: A truck driving by? Someone dropping a heavy object ...
LOS ANGELES — An earthquake early-warning system is getting a seismic upgrade, one that will allow residents to receive more timely alerts about shaking from an incoming megaquake. The upgrade, ...
Nearly 40,000 people have signed a petition "urgently" calling for officials to create an early warning siren system for the flood-ravaged Texas hill country. The Change.org petition, created by ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smartphone apps sent simultaneous alerts to millions of Californians on Tuesday evening, warning them to brace for incoming ...