From Learning English, this is As It Is Saturday. Im Anna Matteo.
Improvements in technology can save lives. Stronger buildings do not fall during storms and earthquakes. Warning systems let people know when tornados or tsunamis are coming. Air travel is safer because of changes in airplane technology.
But even with all of these improvements, disasters, both natural and man-made, will happen. And when they do, finding victims quickly helps save lives.
On the show today, we tell about the radar technology that is searching for the lost Malaysian Aircraft 370. But first, a report on a search-and-rescue tool that is helping emergency workers find victims and recover bodies.
Heres June Simms.
High Tech Rescue Tool
When a building collapses, every minute is important for victims buried under the wreckage. That is why two American government agencies teamed up to develop a high-tech tool to find those who are trapped. The Department of Homeland Security and NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, took part in the project.
Rescue crews have been testing this state-of-the-art radar tool called FINDER. The name is short for Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response.
This radar device can recognize a persons smallest movements or even a heartbeat, even when the individual is unable to communicate.
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