06-01-2017, 05:06 AM
with current technology, why so many staff people are needed?
If 100% staff levels are not required, then why close Honolulu, where far more people live, and not Alaska? Honolulu is in the middle of the Pacific and center of the action, affected by quakes in Asia, South America, and the west coast of North America. Alaska in a far upper corner of the Pacific rim.
Wasn't there a news article a couple months back regarding a new technology
There was a story I read that suggested satellites could detect changes in the ocean after a quake. Was that the article you referred to? If so, I seem to remember it was considered a promising technology, with coverage of the entire ocean not just a few selected areas with buoys, but it wasn't fully tested yet.
If 100% staff levels are not required, then why close Honolulu, where far more people live, and not Alaska? Honolulu is in the middle of the Pacific and center of the action, affected by quakes in Asia, South America, and the west coast of North America. Alaska in a far upper corner of the Pacific rim.
Wasn't there a news article a couple months back regarding a new technology
There was a story I read that suggested satellites could detect changes in the ocean after a quake. Was that the article you referred to? If so, I seem to remember it was considered a promising technology, with coverage of the entire ocean not just a few selected areas with buoys, but it wasn't fully tested yet.
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