san andreas fault

First responders in the Marina District disaster zone after an earthquake on October 17, 1989 in San Francisco, Calif.

Science
Environment

Betting On Artificial Intelligence To Guide Earthquake Response

5:55pm April 20, 2018

by Joe Palca

A California tech firm believes that artificial intelligence can help communities prepare for, and respond to, quakes.

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The California Aqueduct carries water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Southern California. It is one of four aqueducts in the region that glide across the San Andreas Fault.

National
Environment

Southern California's Water Supply Threatened By Next Major Quake

6:30pm January 27, 2015

by Sanden Totten

As if the drought weren't bad enough, four of the area's aqueducts sit on the San Andreas Fault. Engineers are working to protect the water system against the next major earthquake.

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