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Honolulu beside a calm sea in 2017. A JPL technology recently detected and confirmed a tsunami up to 45 minutes prior to detection by tide gauges in Hawaii, and it estimated the speed of the wave to be over 580 miles per hour (260 meters per second) near the coast. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection catches wave in real time

September 16, 2025

A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before.


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GPS: The environment’s unsung hero

April 26, 2021

Can GPS support a greener, more sustainable planet? The answer is an emphatic “yes,” and it is already […]


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Predictive analytics: A helping hand for first responders

May 5, 2016

From bioterrorism to natural disaster emergency management, predictive analytics used with geospatial tools and Big Data is proving to be a powerful new intelligence tool that may help counter global threats.


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Group on Earth Observations Convenes 11th Plenary

November 10, 2014

Under the theme “Taking the Pulse of the Planet,” 275 members of the GEO community from more than […]


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