A landscape contorted by the San Andreas Fault is seen in the Mecca Hills on June 17 2017 near Mecca California An earthquake early warning system...
{"Image ImageDescription": "MECCA, CA - JUNE 17: A landscape contorted by the San Andreas Fault is seen in the Mecca Hills on June 17, 2017 near Mecca, California. An earthquake early warning system, under development by U.S. Geological Survey in partnership with several major universities to give the public in California, Oregon and Washington critical seconds of notice to move or duck for cover before a major earthquake hits, may abruptly end with a Trump proposal to cut all funding for it in the upcoming budget. If federal support is allowed to continue, a version of the $38.3 million ShakeAlert system would begin before the end of 2018. The annual cost to operate system for the West Coast would be $16.1 million. Scientists maintain that a massive quake on the southern portion of the San Andreas Fault in the range of 7.8 magnitude is inevitable and long overdue, and will cause widespread devastation in Southern California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2017 Getty Images"}