University of Texas: Earthquake Forecasts Move a Step Closer to Reality
August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
Earthquakes -- like lightning -- strike unpredictably. The Earth's tectonic plates, however, hide subtle warnings that a major fault may soon break. Like forecasting a thunderstorm, knowing how to read the warnings could help communities protect lives, infrastructure and local economies.
For decades, scientists have struggled to reliably give forecasts for major earthquake . . .
Earthquakes -- like lightning -- strike unpredictably. The Earth's tectonic plates, however, hide subtle warnings that a major fault may soon break. Like forecasting a thunderstorm, knowing how to read the warnings could help communities protect lives, infrastructure and local economies.
For decades, scientists have struggled to reliably give forecasts for major earthquake . . .