Creating artificial storms can help predict worst-case scenarios for coastal flooding. Using computer models to make real storms more extreme, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) led project will help inform the planning of coastal defences and emergency response.
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Scientists explore artificial intelligence methods to forecast earthquakes. So far researchers have used a computer algorithm to sift through the data to look for patterns that reliably signal when a lab simulated earthquake event will happen. If this method succeeds on real earthquake data, researchers suggest it could forecast earthquakes months or even years ahead of time.
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The unprecedented increase in alien species can have negative impacts on native ecosystems and the global homogenisation of floras and faunas. While legislations are currently in force globally to mitigate the introduction of new alien species, urgent implementation of more effective prevention policies is needed.
