1+ hour, 35+ min ago (375+ words) Earthquake forecasting tools powered by AI can forecast the risk of aftershocks seconds after the initial tremor, a new study from Edinburgh University suggests. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh, British Geological Survey and University of Padua created the AI-driven forecasting tools which were developed by training machine learning models on earthquake data. The data came from parts of the world that regularly experience earthquakes such as California, New Zealand, Italy, Japan and Greece. The team analysed the AI models" ability to produce forecasts of how many aftershocks will take place within the 24 hours following earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher. They compared the performance of their AI models with the most widely used forecasting system, known as the Epidemic-Type Aftershock Sequence (ETAS) model, which is used in Italy, New Zealand and the US. While both model types show similar performance…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (956+ words) Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are set to rise 1.1% in 2025 to record highs, research has found. New analysis finds that many countries are shifting to clean energy, but that is not enough to offset the growth in global energy demand, leading to an increase in oil, coal and gas burning which generate climate-warming emissions. The latest annual analysis from the global carbon budget project does find that projected emissions from changes to how land is used, such as deforestation, are down from 2024 levels to 4.1 billion tonnes in 2025. That means that overall carbon dioxide emissions for this year are projected to be slightly lower than last year. But the remaining global carbon budget " the amount of emissions that can be put into the atmosphere over time without pushing up temperatures beyond a certain amount " for the agreed global warming limit…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago (584+ words) The demolition of a clifftop home that was at risk of being lost to the sea has begun after "critical safety levels" were reached. Jean Flick, 88, had lived at the seaside property in'Thorpeness, Suffolk, for 25 years and is now understood to be staying with family. Last month, she told of her hope of staying in the house for as long as it was safe, but demolition work began this week after what the local authority described as "significant erosion". The demolition is expected to take between seven and 10 days. Ms Flick, a widow who is from a farming family, had hoped it may be possible to build defences at the foot of the cliffs to slow the coastal erosion. Another home in her street was demolished in 2022. Ms Flick said, earlier this year, that her "heart will just break" if…...