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Google's alert system reached millions of people in Venezuela seconds before two major earthquakes, giving them crucial time to react. The country has no official early-warning system, so Google turned Android phones into a vast sensor network using their accelerometers. Almost 1.4 million of the most severe “Take Action” alerts were sent, urging people to drop and cover.
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