Seismic sensing reveals flood injury potential

Quickly evolving floods are a significant and rising hazard worldwide. At present, their onset and evolution is tough to determine utilizing present methods. Nonetheless, seismic sensors already in place to detect earthquakes may very well be an answer to this drawback. Researchers present {that a} seismometer can sense a flood, such because the devastating one which hit Germany in July 2021, as much as 1.5 km away. This might act as an early warning to avoid wasting lives and reduce injury. Additionally they discovered that with the ability to measure the ‘seismic footprint’ of the flood gives data on its magnitude, velocity and trajectory in actual time, which may very well be used for future flood safety.