31看世界 – 地震侦探
地震一直被视为无法预测的天灾,但科学家从未放弃破解地震先兆。本节目将前往印度卡奇沙漠,见证研究员夫妇从天然气寻找线索;深入日本高知县,看科学家如何在南海海槽钻探海底断层,预测地震危机;走进中国西安,追踪科学家怎样从监测重力异常变化,作出更精准预测。这群「地震侦探」,正利用尖端科技与人工智能,试图与时间赛跑,实现地震预测,以挽救生命。
This special documentary follows the earthquake detectives searching for the ultimate clue: a sign that an earthquake is coming. Should they crack the code, it could save thousands of lives every year.
Long considered the holy grail of seismology, earthquakes are among the few natural disasters still impossible to predict, but advancements in technology - and now artificial intelligence - could bring us closer than ever before.
In India, a trailblazing husband-and-wife team embark on an adventure across the Kachchh Desert in search of a natural gas that may provide a clue. While, in Japan, scientists are drilling thousands of kilometres beneath the seafloor to understand more about the Nankai Trough, an earthquake fault line that threatens the future of Japanese society.
In Xi’an, China, scientists believe they are on the brink of a breakthrough. By monitoring abnormal changes in the Earth’s gravity, they’re convinced they can predict when the next big earthquake will strike.