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印度尼西亚正考虑将清真寺扩音器用作地震预警系统Indonesia looks to mosque loudspeakers to double as earthquake warning systems

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2018年10月,印度尼西亚中苏拉威西省巴卢市佩尔纳马斯巴拉罗亚村一座倒塌清真寺的部分残骸与碎片可见。此前该地区曾于9月发生地震和海啸。摄影:Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty ImagesA part of a collapsed mosque is seen along with debris at Perumnas Balaroa village in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi in October 2018, following a September earthquake and tsunami. Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

为期五年的试验正在评估用于广播礼拜召唤的扩音器是否能够帮助警告难以到达的地区。科学家们正在印度尼西亚这个地震多发国家开发早期预警系统,他们走上了精神层面的道路,设计一个即使能够覆盖最偏远社区的警报网络:他们希望利用清真寺来挽救生命。

A five-year trial is assessing whether the loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can help to warn hard-to-reach territories Scientists working on an early warning system in earthquake-prone Indonesia have taken the spiritual path to designing a network of alarms that will reach even the remotest communities: they hope to use mosques to save lives.

2018年,印度尼西亚中苏拉威西省塔利塞海滩附近一座受损清真寺。摄影:Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA-EFE/EPAA damaged mosque near the Talise beach in central Sulawesi, Indonesia in 2018. Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA-EFE/EPA
一支日印联合科学家团队正在印度尼西亚的一座清真寺内工作,参与一项试点项目,旨在利用清真寺扩音器构建地震预警系统。摄影:供图/日本国际协力机构(JICA)A joint Japanese-Indonesian team of scientists work in a mosque in Indonesia taking part in a pilot project to use mosque loudspeakers in an earthquake early warning system. Photograph: supplied/Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

为期五年的试验正在评估用于广播礼拜召唤的无处不在的扩音器是否能够充当地震警报的警笛。

A five-year trial is assessing whether the ubiquitous loudspeakers used to broadcast the call to prayer can double up as warning klaxons for earthquakes.

许多现代灾害应对策略依赖移动电话,但由于地震可能破坏通信基础设施,移动电话的可靠性较低。摄影:供图/日本国际协力机构(JICA)Many modern disaster strategies use mobile phones, although those are vulnerable because earthquakes can disrupt communication infrastructure. Photograph: supplied/Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)