Widening a narrow road: remote sensing contributing to the multifaceted problem of earthquake risk reduction

摘要

If we could reliably predict place and time of earthquakes with a sufficient time to handle, the number of fatal casualties and injuries could be immensely reduced. However, earthquake prediction in a deterministic sense has not been solved yet. And it is unclear whether mankind will ever find solutions to exactly predict place and time of earthquakes. Thus, we need to seek new, innovative ideas to reduce the impact of earthquakes hitting vulnerable areas across the globe.