Impact forecasting to support emergency management of natural hazards

B Merz, C Kuhlicke, M Kunz, M Pittore… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Forecasting and early warning systems are important investments to protect lives, properties,
and livelihood. While early warning systems are frequently used to predict the magnitude …

[HTML][HTML] Developing post-alert messaging for ShakeAlert, the earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the United States of America

SK McBride, A Bostrom, J Sutton, RM de Groot… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
As ShakeAlert, the earthquake early warning system for the West Coast of the US, begins its
transition to operational public alerting, we explore how post-alert messaging might …

Evidence-based guidelines for protective actions and earthquake early warning systems

SK McBride, H Smith, M Morgoch, D Sumy, M Jenkins… - Geophysics, 2022 - library.seg.org
Earthquake early warning (EEW) systems are becoming increasingly available or are in
development throughout the world. As these systems develop, it is important to provide …

Fighting misinformation in seismology: Expert opinion on earthquake facts vs. fiction

S Dryhurst, F Mulder, I Dallo, JR Kerr… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Misinformation carries the potential for immense damage to public understanding of science
and for evidence-based decision making at an individual and policy level. Our research …

New opportunities to study earthquake precursors

ME Pritchard, RM Allen, TW Becker… - Seismological …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The topic of earthquake prediction has a long history, lit-tered with failed attempts. Part of the
challenge is that possible precursory signals are usually reported after the event, and the …

Pseudoprospective evaluation of the foreshock traffic‐light system in Ridgecrest and implications for aftershock hazard assessment

L Gulia, S Wiemer, G Vannucci - Seismological …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The M w 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence in California in July 2019 offered an
opportunity to evaluate in near‐real time the temporal and spatial variations in the average …

Prospective and retrospective evaluation of the US Geological Survey Public aftershock forecast for the 2019–2021 Southwest Puerto Rico Earthquake and …

NJ van der Elst, JL Hardebeck… - Seismological …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The M w 6.4 Southwest Puerto Rico Earthquake of 7 January 2020 was
accompanied by a robust fore‐and aftershock sequence. The US Geological Survey (USGS) …

Global models for short-term earthquake forecasting and predictive skill assessment

S Nandan, Y Kamer, G Ouillon, S Hiemer… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
We present rigorous tests of global short-term earthquake forecasts using Epidemic Type
Aftershock Sequence models with two different time kernels (one with exponentially tapered …

Method selection in short-term eruption forecasting

MG Whitehead, MS Bebbington - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
For accurate and timely information on the evolving state of our volcanoes we need reliable
short-term forecasts. These forecasts directly impact crisis management from evacuations …

Aftershock Forecasting

JL Hardebeck, AL Llenos, AJ Michael… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Aftershocks can compound the impacts of a major earthquake, disrupting recovery efforts
and potentially further damaging weakened buildings and infrastructure. Forecasts of the …