On August 24th, a Napa earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck several small Napa Valley Faults. It was the largest in shake in California for the last twenty-five years. The earthquake injured 170 people and killed one women due to a tv falling on top of her head and causing bleeding in the brain. Around 103 homes were damaged and 800 homes said to be too dangerous and risky to enter. The majority of damaged took place on the West Napa Fault. Radar images were taken by UAVSAR (uninhabited aerial vehicle aperture radar)to show were the earthquake began. Scientist say that the UAVSAR is used to show new movements of less than a half inch. The radar was able to detect an half in crack the ran across Napa County Airport were the earthquake took place.
How do you believe scientist will use this instrument to further warning and evacuation calls for civilians?
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This is a tough one to reply to as it requires some actual knowledge of how it works.
I think by knowing when an area could be hit by an earthquake can be something that the machine can help with.
I think they will probably be more alert and know when earthquakes are likely to strike.
I think that they will be more alert when it comes to the tectonic plates moving. They are much more specific and so they will be able to detect much more. This can help the people in significant ways when coming to earthquakes.
Earthquakes are very hard to read and understand. I hope that with the UAVSAR that they will eventually save lives of many.