Internet Enables Global Disaster Predictors Including Earthquake Forecasting

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Jeffrey Newman

The worldwide web has spawned the development of disaster forecasting and mitigation websites including a world wide earthquake locator  site using data based predictive models. The earthquake locator was developed by scientists at the School of Geoscience at The University of Edinburgh. http://tsunami.geo.ed.ac.uk. The predictions, based on a developing data base of information which increase accuracy as more data points are assimilated and analyzed.  Earthquake prediction maps are displayed on the site, available at no cost  including for government officials worldwide. This type  site based on data mining analysis/predictive modeling is similar to others for different forms of global disasters including disease  epidemics, weather patterns, economic fluxuation and toxic substance distribution in consumer products.