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Surviving earthquakes
From a heartbeat detector to a hobby seismometer鈥� projects to make earthquakes less deadly
Earthquakes strike suddenly, leaving death and destruction in their wake. But around the world, people are trying to do what they can to make them less deadly.
We look at a tool developed by NASA, used to locate survivors by detecting heartbeats in the rubble. And we hear from Haiti, where a seismometer developed for hobbyists is now being used by citizens to build the country鈥檚 first earthquake risk map.
Over in Zurich, we meet the scientist using tennis balls to buffer buildings in poor countries from shockwaves. And in Indonesia, we find out how a Virtual Reality game is helping students prepare for terrifying tremors.
