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L.A. Now Live: Can early earthquake warnings save lives?
L.A. NOWEarthquake experts say every second of advance warning counts. And now, they want California to create an earthquake early warning system similar to those in Japan, Mexico and even Romania. Times reporter Ron Lin will join L.A. Now Live at 9 a.m. to... -
California earthquakes: Experts want early-warning system [Video Discussion]
L.A. NOWA group of California's top geophysicists and seismologists announced an $80-million plan to create an earthquake early warning system in California.... -
Letters: Are earthquake alerts worth it?
Re "Warning: It's a quake," Editorial, Feb. 3 One of the principal advocates for developing an early earthquake warning system, a geologist in California, once said: "Earthquakes don't kill people; buildings kill people." In light of that statement,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Japan
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Letters: How the Red Cross works
Re "Patt Morrison Asks: Richard M. Walden, charity case," Opinion, Jan. 30 Richard M. Walden raises several points about the American Red Cross that I'd like to address. When a donor designates his contribution to be spent on an event such as the...Tags: Natural Disasters, Relief and Aid Organizations, First Aid, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Warning: It's a quake
The San Andreas Fault is overdue for a powerful earthquake, geologists say, but there is no way to predict when it will strike. Yet as Japan has demonstrated, it is possible to detect the start of a quake and alert at least some potential victims...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Travel Alerts, U.S. Geological Survey, Japan, Earthquakes
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Quake experts call for an advance-warning system for California
When a major earthquake strikes, seconds count. In the devastating 2011 Japan earthquake, a sensor embedded in the ground detected the first signs of movement and immediately sent out an alert at the speed of light. Within seconds, text messages warning...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Mexico City, Science and Technology, U.S. Geological Survey, Japan
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Earthquake early-warning system proposed by California lawmaker
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Dec. 15-16 L.A. sample sale to aid Superstorm Sandy relief [updated]
A massive designer sample sale, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in downtown Los Angeles, is being staged for the benefit of East Coast communities affected by Superstorm Sandy. Just in time for some fashion-forward holiday shopping, a charitable...
Tags: Proenza Schouler, Thom Browne, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Band of Outsiders, Versace
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Major Quake Hits Off Japan, Sets Off Small Tsunami
CNNTOKYO -- A powerful earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday evening, rattling buildings in Tokyo and setting off a small tsunami. It also jarred nerves in a nation still recovering from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March...Tags: Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Natural Disasters, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Tsunamis, Nuclear Power
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Tsunami warning lifted for strong Japan earthquake
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage. Several people along the northeastern coast were...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Tsunamis, Tokyo (Japan), Nuclear Power
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USS Somerset to carry road signs from Somerset County
Daily American Staff WriterThe future USS Somerset will not only carry the name of this county, it will also carry names from boroughs and townships in Somerset County and wood from along Route 219. Somerset County Commissioner John Vatavuk said when he was at the USS...Tags: U.S. Navy
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8 U.S. sailors sue Japanese firm over radiation from nuclear meltdown
L.A. NOWEight sailors from the Coronado-based carrier Ronald Reagan are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co. for allegedly lying about the danger from radiation caused by the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear plant, according to Bloomberg News. The ship was...
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