Earthquake Early Warning Systems

question 41

Multiple Choice

Earthquake early warning systems

• A) are based on long-term predictions of earthquakes,allowing planners to schedule evacuations.
• B) alert people just before an earthquake takes place,allowing them to evacuate buildings.
• C) alert people when an earthquake has taken place,possibly giving them seconds to get to a safer place.
• D) do not yet exist,but the technology is something seismologists are working on.

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