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AI can scan vast numbers of social media posts during disasters to guide first responders
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When disasters happen—such as hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes—every second counts. Emergency teams need to find people fast, send help...
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Engineers create ‘smart’ system to prevent future infrastructure disasters
Overview of MIDAS, the automated structural damage detection and localization framework. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52501-4 When the Francis Scott Key Bridge...
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Temporary accommodation, affordable modular housing can help communities recover from natural disasters
These structures can be easily relocated or repurposed as communities rebuild. Credit: University of Melbourne The beginning of 2025 saw wildfires sweep through...
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Retrofitting old buildings to comply with modern safety codes could reduce damage from earthquakes, other disasters
Implementing retrofits on residential buildings, schools and hospitals could allow communities to recover more quickly following a disaster. Credit: Tanner Konarik / Texas...
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‘Scrappier and more focused’: Sonos is changing its whole structure to make better products and avoid any more app disasters
Sonos has had a tumultuous few months, all of which date back to what was now clearly a rushed app design that led...
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Droughts, floods, wildfires: 2024 natural disasters in pictures | Climate Crisis News
People worldwide have faced an array of climate emergencies, ranging from prolonged droughts and wildfires to extreme rainfall and devastating floods, in 2024....
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