Forecast Catastrophe: how a network of sensors saves lives in Colombia
An early warning can make or break a disaster response. In Medellín, Colombia, sensors are helping residents keep track of fire, flooding, landslides and lightning risks.An early warning can make or break a disaster response. In Medellín, Colombia, sensors are helping residents keep track of fire, flooding, landslides and lightning risks.
If she has saved one life, that’s enough for Lina Cabellos, engineer, meteorologist and the driving force behind the Colombian city of Medellín’s ingenious early warning system – and that’s the answer she gives authorities when they ask about value for money.
“Part of our success is to convince the government that these are services worth paying for,” she says. “Any life is worth saving. Here where we live in Medellín, emergencies happen all the time.”
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