A solar powered seismic station (station code SALT) was installed by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network as part of its earthquake early-warning system. Credit: Sara Meyer

A solar powered seismic station (station code SALT) was installed by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network as part of its earthquake early-warning system. Credit: Sara Meyer

Wildfires Threaten West Coast’s Seismic Network


By Alka Tripathy-Lang

October 26, 2020

As climate change increases the threat of wildfires, U.S. states are battling historic blazes. On the West Coast, the fires have put at risk several hundred seismic stations tasked with protecting citizens from the effects of earthquakes—nonseasonal but ever present scourges.

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