California Residents Monitor Earthquakes With WeatherBank's Online Weather Service.Business Editors EDMOND Edmond, city (1990 pop. 52,315), Oklahoma co., central Okla.; settled 1889. It is a trading center with a huge oil field and small industries that manufacture concrete, petroleum products, and other goods. The city's population nearly tripled from 1970 to 1990. , Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2000 Residents of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). and other states are now able to monitor earthquake activity from their home or office with WeatherBank's online weather service. WeatherBank recently developed new interactive graphic maps that indicate the location, magnitude and depth of earthquakes in any state or region of the U.S., said Steven Ste´ven n. 1. Voice; speech; language. Ye have as merry a steven As any angel hath that is in heaven. - Chaucer. 2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. To set steven to make an appointment. Root, president and chief executive officer. Once an hour, WeatherBank gathers earthquake information from the U.S. Geological Survey The term geological survey can be used to describe both the conduct of a survey for geological purposes and an institution holding geological information. A geological survey , Root said. The location of each earthquake is then plotted on proprietary maps and color-coded according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. magnitude, he said. Those maps are then made available to subscribers of WeatherBank's online service as static or animated images of earthquakes from the present day through 45 days ago, Root said. JavaScript JavaScript Computer programming language developed by Netscape in 1995 for use in HTML pages. JavaScript is a scripting language (or interpreted language), which is not as fast as compiled languages (such as Java or C++) but easier to learn and use. programming allows the user to see basic details of each earthquake by pointing his mouse over the location of the earthquake. If the user clicks on the location of the earthquake, complete details are displayed in a separate browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used window. "We designed this product to make it easy for professionals and hobbyists to observe trends and monitor earthquake activity," Root said. Residents can access WeatherBank's earthquake maps, radar images and local weather forecasts by subscribing to WeatherBank's online weather service at http://www.weatherbank.com. The monthly subscription fee is $14.95 for 24-hour access to thousands of weather products, including hurricane tracking maps and exclusive, severe weather watch/warning maps, Root said. Examples of WeatherBank's earthquake maps are available for free at http://www.weatherbank.com/examples.html. For more information visit WeatherBank online or call 800/687-3562. Note to Editors: Review WeatherBank's services for free. Contact the number above and ask for a free account available to media personnel for a limited time. Sample graphics are also available upon request. |
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