The magnitude 4.4 quake — centered near Highland Park on Monday — came with an early warning from California’s quake alert system. It was not immediately clear how many people got the alert. But it is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smartphone apps sent simultaneous alerts to millions of Californians on Tuesday evening, warning them to brace for incoming ...

MyShake warns of incoming earthquakes, sometimes seconds before shaking starts. The alert system was already available on iPhones, iPads and Android phones. UC Berkeley is also working to make MyShake ...

For communities and nations across Asia and the Pacific, climate-related disasters are no longer distant threats – they are daily realities. Steppe wildfires in Mongolia, floods in Cambodia, lightning ...

Could your smartphone save your life? If an earthquake is occurring, it just might. A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in ...

Flash floods in Texas Hill Country killed at least 130 people earlier this month, while New Mexico, New York, and New Jersey experienced flooded transit systems, blocked roads, and even swept away ...

Nearly 40,000 people have signed a petition "urgently" calling for officials to create an early warning siren system for the flood-ravaged Texas hill country. The Change.org petition, created by ...