Explore the urgent need for effective early warning systems in the disaster-prone Himalayas amid escalating climate change challenges.
CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Flash floods in Texas Hill Country killed at least 130 people earlier this month, while New Mexico, New York, and New ...
Doctors may soon have a new tool in the fight against one of the most aggressive and lethal forms of cancer—in the form of an 'early warning' signature of precancerous cells. This is the promise of a ...
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 ...
What would you do if you knew you had 10 seconds before an earthquake hit? Robert de Groot, a U.S. Geological Survey spokesperson in California, can name a few things. Dentists can stop drilling.