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From Seismic Signals to Safer Trains: Italy’s First Earthquake Early Warning System for High-Speed Railways

From Seismic Signals to Safer Trains: Italy’s First Earthquake Early Warning System for High-Speed Railways

Earthquakes remain among the most disruptive natural hazards worldwide, capable of causing sudden loss of life, severe economic damage, and long-lasting societal impacts. One of the most effective tools developed in recent decades to mitigate these effects is Earthquake Early Warning (EEW), a real-time monitoring strategy that exploits a fundamental physical property of earthquakes: seismic waves ...[Read More]