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Early-warning sensors in focus after New Zealand quake

Source(s): CXO Media Inc., IDG Enterprise
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According to IDG News Service, authorities from Asia to California are working on computerized systems to warn people of large earthquakes, which are in focus again after the deadly temblor in New Zealand. None of the warning systems have faced the real thing yet, though.

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Hazards Earthquake
Themes Early warning
Country and region New Zealand
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