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From Pixels to Damage Severity: Estimating Earthquake Impacts Using Semantic Segmentation of Social Media Images
Danrong Zhang, Huili Huang, N. Simrill Smith, Nimisha Roy, J. David Frost
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02781

From Pixels to Damage Severity: Estimating Earthquake Impacts Using Semantic Segmentation of Social Media Images
In the aftermath of earthquakes, social media images have become a crucial resource for disaster reconnaissance, providing immediate insights into the extent of damage. Traditional approaches to damage severity assessment in post-earthquake social media images often rely on classification methods, which are inherently subjective and incapable of accounting for the varying extents of damage within an image. Addressing these limitations, this study proposes a novel approach by framing damage seve…

🫨 Scientists capture slow-motion earthquake in action
#earth

Scientists capture slow-motion earthquake in action
Scientists for the first time have detected a slow slip earthquake in motion during the act of releasing tectonic pressure on a major fault zone at the bottom of the ocean.

Erdogan hofft auf Putin-Selenskyj-Treffen
Der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan hat die Hoffnung geäußert, dass es schon bald zu einem direkten Treffen zwischen Putin und Selenskyj in der Türkei kommen werde. Daran könne auch US-Präsident Donald Trump teilnehmen, sagte Erdogan nach dem russisch-ukrainischen Treffen in Istanbul.
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Wadephul: Müssen Druck aufrechterhalten ++
Bundesaußenminister Wadephul hat nach einem Treffen mit US-Senator Graham eine gemeinsame harte Linie gegenüber Russlands Präsidenten Putin betont. Friedensforscher mahnen eine Verteidigungsstrategie für Europa an.

In 2018, an #anonymous Trump administration official delivered a stark warning about the threat he said the president posed with his erratic behavior.
The author was later revealed to be #Miles #Taylor.
When Trump returned…

Miles Taylor fights Trump’s order targeting him, calling it ‘an attack on free speech’
In 2018, an anonymous Trump administration official delivered a stark warning about the threat he said the president posed with his erratic behavior. The author was later revealed to be Miles Taylor. When Trump returned to office, he claimed Taylor’s actions could be treasonous and ordered DHS and other agencies to launch an investigation. Taylor joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his legal response.

Earth’s Climate May Be More Fragile Than We Thought, New Study Warns
https://scitechdaily.com/earths-climate-may-be-more-fragile-than-we-thought-new-study-warns/

Choosy Mother Superiors choose... 😉
Dutch museum to display 200-year-old condom probably made from sheep’s appendix;
Rijksmuseum exhibition includes contraceptive featuring erotic etching of a nun and three clergymen
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun

I see a bad moon rising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'
I see bad times today.
Don't go 'round tonight,
It's bound to take your life.
There's a bad moon on the rise.
-- J. C. Fogerty, "Bad Moon Rising"