Campus

UC Berkeley seismologists help install earthquake warning system in BART

A man waits in the Downtown Berkeley BART station as a train approaches.
Sarina Kernberg/Staff
A man waits in the Downtown Berkeley BART station as a train approaches.

Commuters on BART can feel a little safer thanks to a recent collaboration between UC Berkeley seismologists and the transit agency. BART teamed up with UC Berkeley seismologists last month to install an earthquake warning system that would allow for automatic deceleration of its trains in the case of a Read More…

Notes from the Field

Brown signs earthquake early-warning system into law

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday to implement a statewide earthquake early-warning system partially developed at UC Berkeley, according to The Sacramento Bee. Senate Bill 135 enables the development of a system to notify residents at least one minute prior to an earthquake. Methods of notification are still unclear, but Read More…