The magnitude 4.4 quake — centered near Highland Park on Monday — came with an early warning from California’s quake alert system. It was not immediately clear how many people got the alert. But it is ...

MyShake warns of incoming earthquakes, sometimes seconds before shaking starts. The alert system was already available on iPhones, iPads and Android phones. UC Berkeley is also working to make MyShake ...

The system wasn't working when a tsunami struck Sunday, killing hundreds. Tsunamis have devastated the shorelines of Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries before, but the subsequent deaths and ...

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 ...

For communities and nations across Asia and the Pacific, climate-related disasters are no longer distant threats – they are daily realities. Steppe wildfires in Mongolia, floods in Cambodia, lightning ...

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 ...

Nearly 40,000 people have signed a petition "urgently" calling for officials to create an early warning siren system for the flood-ravaged Texas hill country. The Change.org petition, created by ...