Fiber optics could be used to predict landslides

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Landslides kill thousands of people every year, so it should come as no surprise that various systems have been developed in an effort to predict when they're about to occur. One of the most recent innovations, developed by scientists at Italy's Second University of Naples, utilizes fiber optics to create a sort of watchable "nervous system" of the slope that's being monitored... Continue Reading Fiber optics could be used to predict landslides

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Tags: Disasters, Fiber Optic, Monitoring, Second University of Naples

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