A powerful 8.8-magnitude quake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in July triggered a tsunami across the Pacific, putting NASA's new GUARDIAN system to the test. GUARDIAN, which tracks atmospheric disturbances via satellite signals, detected the tsunami in near real-time - 20 to 40 minutes before reaching regions like Hawaii - giving communities precious extra time to prepare.
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14 Sep