The deal includes $10 million to develop an earthquake early warning system in California, as well as Oregon and Washington.
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That's actually more money than the program received in the last budget under President Obama.
UC Berkeley and Caltech scientists are working on the system with the USGS. It's designed to alert us anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes before an earthquake, hopefully giving time to stop trains and elevators and get to a safe place.
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Several other countries, including Japan, have a similar system.
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