Real estate developers are employing early warning technology that shuts down elevators in their buildings in central Tokyo ahead of the arrival of seismic waves from earthquakes striking in remote ...

TOKYO -- Following the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake's exposure of accuracy issues in Japan's Earthquake Early Warning system, the system has been improved to provide faster, more detailed ...

In Southern Africa, where poverty is prominent, lives are threatened by infectious diseases. Recent climate changes have increased the possible risks of infectious disease outbreaks in unexpected ...

A Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) leaflet on its Earthquake Early Warning system is seen in this screenshot from the JMA website. Just before an earthquake strikes in Japan, you may hear every ...

The China Meteorological Administration launched an AI-powered integrated meteorological system to provide early warnings for all at the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence ...

Japan used its J-Alert early warning system for the first time since 2017 when a North Korean missile passed over the north of the country on October 4, 2022. On October 4, at 7:29 am, the Japanese ...

Every morning, Nepali primary school teacher Bina Tamang steps outside her home and checks the rain gauge, part of an early warning system in one of the world's most landslide-prone regions. Tamang ...