SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- New developments that just might make a difference for you in the next major earthquake. On Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey announced a major improvement to the ShakeAlert ...

Getting stuck in traffic is the proverbial nightmare. Too many cars on the road, too many red lights, too many people all trying to get to the same location, all make traffic something we dread. As ...

Scientists have found that tiny changes in GPS signals could allow us to predict large earthquakes roughly two hours in advance, a potentially livesaving new way of mitigating disasters. The team ...

A new data source to help scientists better understand the ionosphere and its potential impact on communications and positioning, navigation, and timing–an essential utility for many critical ...

Some natural disasters are easier to predict than others. Although hurricanes, tsunamis, and blizzards are relatively simple to forecast, earthquakes are far more elusive, resulting in a century-long ...

Ever want to find your device on the map? Think we all do sometimes. The technology you’ll generally use for that is called Global Positioning System (GPS) – listening to a flock of satellites ...