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technology5 months ago•3 min saved

Google's Earthquake Alert System Partially Failed During Turkey Quake

Google's Android Earthquake Alerts system partially failed during the 2023 Turkey earthquake, sending limited high-level alerts to only a small fraction of affected users due to limitations in detection algorithms, despite the system generally working well on aftershocks and later events.

via 9to5Google|

#android-earthquake-alerts #disaster-warning #google

world5 months ago•3 min saved

Google admits failure to warn 10 million in Turkey earthquake

Google's earthquake early warning system failed to send timely alerts to millions during Turkey's 2023 quake, underestimating the quake's strength due to algorithm limitations. After adjustments, the system improved its alerting, but concerns remain about its reliability and transparency, especially in critical disaster situations.

via BBC|

#android-earthquake-alerts #disaster-response #earthquake-warning