Alaska, Canada and earthquake
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Deadly and destructive, earthquakes remain unpredictable, but faster models that look beneath the ground, can help better assess the risks
A marriage between a can of beans and a smoke alarm, 6-pound seismic sensors collect data that researchers use to establish trends.
Since 2020, the Barry Landslide in Alaska's Prince William Sound has been outfitted with instruments monitoring seismic signals from the area, as researchers hope to catch a destructive, tsunami-generating landslide before it starts.