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Describes how GPS/GIS technology is helping geologists and seismologists gather information about earthquakes in California. Mitigation options of the Association of Bay Area Governments; GIS and GPS as indispensable aspect of `hazard management'; Strain accumulation along faults. INSETS: Interoperability method developed.;GPS/GIS conference slated for May.;Finding the past with GIS.;GIS blows away Hurricane Fran.

Discusses the science of earthquake predictions. Correlations between hydrologic and geochemical anomalies and earthquakes; Monitoring of radon levels for predicting earthquakes; Role of fluid pressure in fault weaknesses.

Information about the workshop of U.S. seismic experts convened by the Applied Technology Council (ATC) in Los Angeles, California on September 19, 2017 is presented. Participants at the meeting reviewed trial runs of a methodology to more easily predict vulnerable concrete structures' quake performance. The ATC made a 14-person multidisciplinary team to collect information on vibration properties and structural design on the buildings of Mexico.

Reports on the development of an earthquake alert system at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories. Use of the device to give few seconds of warning of large seismic events; Alert system's use of ground motion sensors, computer and pager communications.

Reports on China's use of satellite infrared ocean temperature to predict earthquakes since 1990. Implication of technique for predicting earthquakes in the coastal areas; Reliability rate of the prediction technique.

The article discusses the need of San Francisco to develop regulations to address foundation and geotechnical issues and to reduce seismic risk to new tall buildings. It mentions the findings of U.S. Geological Survey estimates on earthquake in the U.S. It also mentions the information on Earthquake Safety Implementation Program (ESIP).

El artículo discurre sobre el impacto de terremotos en Pisco y Caylloma, Perú, en 2007 y en 2016. El autor comenta sobre las diferencias en la preparación y la mitigación de cada terremoto y examina las inversiones de Pisco y Caylloma en sistemas y procesos para mitigar el daño de terremotos en el futuro.

The article discusses the use of Earthquake Early Warning System (EEWS) device for mines, developed by Weir-Jones Engineering Consultants Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia. It says that the EEWS monitor ground motion and detect the P-Wave signatures of strong remote earthquakes. It mentions several benefits of EEWS, which include a warning to stop critical processes, reduce potential damage to vulnerable components, and record strong vibrations for engineering investigations.

Reports on seismological studies on the probability of a major earthquake along the base of Utah's Wasatch Range. Assessment of seismic vulnerability of the Wasatch fault by the Utah Geological Survey; Installation of detectors.

The article discusses research by Alasdair Skelton and colleagues, of Stockholm University in Stockholm, Sweden, published in the periodical "Nature Geoscience" in 2014, which revealed changes in groundwater chemistry such as an increase in the deuterium level before two earthquakes in Iceland.

The article reports that the earthquake-detection system which is under development at the University of California's Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, showed positive results by issuing a warning 10 seconds before a temblor struck south of Napa, California. Bay Area, California based Rapid Transit is testing the alert system and received eight seconds' warning. The system is being developed under the legislative bill 135 passed by the California State Legislature in 2013.

The article offers news briefs from the U.S. as of October 8, 2012. Researches have noticed that soft lighting and mellow music in restaurants encourage the diners to eat less food that will help to control obesity among citizens of the U.S. Gromphadorhina portentosa which is one of subspecies of cockroach family can be used as biobots to predict earthquake prone areas which is possible through electronic backpack and sensors attached to the back of this cockroach.

The article presents update on a study by a team of scientists led by Tom Bleier, chief technology officer of QuakeFinder LLC, which attempts to predict earthquakes. The team is deploying sensors throughout California through funding from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Stellar Solutions, as well as in Taiwan and other countries in South America. Based on the experience of the team, their sensors on the Calaveras Fault picked up unipolar pulsations weeks prior to the earthquake that struck Alum Rock, California.

This article features Virtual California computer simulation, that is used to forecast earthquakes in the region. Its approach to earthquake forecasting is similar to the computer models used for weather forecasting. The Virtual California model includes 650 segments representing the major fault systems in California, including the San Andreas, California fault responsible for the 1906 San Francisco, California earthquake. And the simulation takes into account the gradual movement of faults and how they interact with one another.

Reports the completion of the 250-unit network ground movement monitors tracking the elastic distortion in Southern California. Use of stationary global-positioning system (GPS) receivers; Provision of deformation data during and after earthquakes; Availability of information at the Web site of the Southern California Integrated GPS Networks.

Focuses on earthquake predictions using computers. Use of seismometer sensors by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; California Institute of Technology's Seismological Laboratory's emphasis on a multidisciplinary computational model; Collaboration with the California Department of Transportation on the Computational Earthquake Initiative.

Reports on the Japanese Meteorological Agency's observation of catfish behavior to predict earthquakes. Amount spent by agency on catfish project; Publication of book entitled `Inside Japan's Power Houses' by James Rafferty detailing strange practices in the government; Awarding of Ignoble Prize to agency by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Reports on the expenditure of ten billion yen a year by the Japanese Meteorological Agency to observe the behavior of catfish in order to find an indication of earthquake activity.