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5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia-

The impact of the disaster in West Sumatra is more serious because the regional government was busy chasing revenue.

LIMA, Peru, May 20, 2024--In a groundbreaking initiative launched in Peru, a collaboration of experts in the animal care, technology, science, and media sectors has led a whole new approach to early earthquake warnings and public safety. Animal Alerts is a project to develop the first earthquake warning system powered by PetPace, the industry leader in animal health monitoring. Advised by Dr. Grant, the first phase of the project is underway in Lima, Peru. Using the innovative PetPace smart coll

When it comes to natural disasters, Singapore is a sheltered island. How sheltered? Based on data from 2023, we have the 4th lowest disaster risk in the world. So on this island refuge, it can be easy for us to feel detached from earthquakes, tsunamis and cyclones. But it's a different reality for many of our Asian neighbours. For example,...

Mount Ibu erupted on Saturday evening, sending ash 4km (2.5 miles) high, and authorities recommended that a 7km radius be cleared.

Jakarta, May 6 (UNI) A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Maluku province on Monday morning without triggering giant waves, the country's meteorology and geophysics agency said. The agency had initially reported the magnitude as 6.1 before revising it. The undersea earthquake occurred at 01:33 a.m. Jakarta time (1833 GMT Sunday) with its epicenter situated

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Can dogs help predict when earthquakes occur? The company behind the PetPace biometric collar says the health data it tracks may also have the capability of forecasting earthquakes. A dog's pulse, heart rate variability, temperature, respiration and activity are recorded and sent to the PetPace cloud in real-time, according to Asaf Dagan, chief scientist and cofounder of PetPace, the parent company of Animal Alerts, told ABC News.

Tuesdays eruption follows a series of eruptions earlier this month that forced hundreds to evacuate, and the airport in the provincial capital of Manado to close