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The UC Berkeley Seismology Laboratory is at the epicenter of the California Earthquake Early Warning system, or EEW, a program slated to receive millions of dollars in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first budget proposal.
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The ShakeAlert system detects initial seismic P-waves, which are nondamaging, to allow BART to prepare for the damaging S-waves that follow. The system was described as a lifesaver by lawmakers and BART representatives in a press conference following Monday’s demonstration.
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BART passengers will experience slower train speeds for 15 minutes Monday morning because of a systemwide demonstration of the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system, as announced in a BART press release.
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BART uses ShakeAlert to detect initial, nondamaging waves called P-waves. This allows the system to prepare for the stronger S-waves — which can cause major damage — and slow and stop trains.
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California’s earthquake early warning system could be defunded by President Donald Trump’s administration if Congress does not vote to continue supporting the alert system for the 2018-19 fiscal year.
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A team of seismologists from UC Berkeley, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute are using data collected on Mexico’s earthquake early warning, or EEW, systems to inform the development of a system for the West Coast.
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California will roll out a limited public earthquake early warning system next year throughout the West Coast, according to campus researchers at the Berkeley Seismic Laboratory.
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Gov. Jerry Brown signed a state budget Monday that includes $10 million funding for a statewide earthquake early warning system designed by members of the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory.
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A team of UC Berkeley researchers have created a mobile phone application to put earthquake detectors in pockets of smartphone users.
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At a White House event Tuesday, Congress appropriated $8.2 million from the federal budget to improve the earthquake warning system ShakeAlert, designed at UC Berkeley.
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