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BERKELEY (CBS SF) — Scientists and politicians planned to meet at UC Berkeley next week for a summit on developing an early earthquake warning system.
An experimental system gave a few seconds warning before shaking began in Napa last week.
READ MORE: State Board Rescinds Parole For Man Who Killed Grandmother, Cousins, Aunt In 1977 Seaside Mass SlayingThat earthquake caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, and injured more than 200 people.
READ MORE: Eye On Earth: Battle Lines Set Over Proposal To Drill For Natural Gas in Suisun MarshThe summit begins September 3rd.
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