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ShakeAlertLA, a new early warning app for earthquakes, has yet to be implemented throughout California because of insufficient funding and cellphone networks’ inability to handle such a blast of information. But amid growing funding momentum, experts say benefits will outweigh costs, and also expect a stronger phone network to be available soon.
'We think of earthquake prediction as being the Holy Grail, but given that we cannot predict earthquakes and may never be able to, this is the next best thing,' said Richard Allen, director of the UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, where the system was developed. 'It allows people to react and put themselves in a safe place before the shaking starts'...
'It is our responsibility - as individuals, families, neighborhoods, and communities - to reduce risks beforehand, know what to do when disaster strikes, prepare for the critical period afterwards and make sure that planning for disasters has the high priority it deserves,' writes Lori Dengler for the Times-Standard...
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