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29/08/2025

Amanda Coleman reflects on the growing challenge of operating and leading amid ongoing uncertainty, both in professional settings and personal life. She notes that any organisation can find itself at the centre of a crisis within moments, often surrounded by a rush for information and significant knowledge gaps. This raises an important question: how do we become more comfortable in making decisions in such difficult times?

She continues: In these situations, take a step back and take a deep breath. Then, consider what you know to be a fact and where the gaps in knowledge are. Moreover, focus on what you can do; while you may want to think about the future, it’s better to be focused on what needs to be done now. Lastly, remember you are doing your best. There is rarely a simple right or wrong answer, and it is about doing what you can and being comfortable that you have done your best.

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27/08/2025

Earthquakes remain a major global threat, yet many countries lack the seismic infrastructure needed to provide timely alerts. Traditional earthquake early-warning (EEW) systems rely on permanent sensor networks and technologies that are out of reach for many regions. However, a new study presents a low-cost alternative: Android smartphones.

Researchers led by Richard Allen evaluated the Android Earthquake Alerts (AEA) system, which uses built-in phone sensors to detect tremors and send early warnings. Covering 98 countries, the system detected 312 earthquakes per month between 2021 and 2024 and sent around 18 million alerts monthly for events above M 4.5.

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22/08/2025

Wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 hectares of land so far this year across the UK, an area more than twice the size of the Scottish city of Glasgow, write Orla Dwyer, Ho Woo Nam and Tom Prater. According to them, it is almost four times the average area burnt in wildfires by this stage of the year over 2012-2024 and 50 per cent higher than the previous record amount burnt by this time in 2019.

They continue: Most wildfires in the UK are caused by human activity, whether accidental or deliberate. Some common ignition sources are disposable barbecues, lit ci******es and campfires. Moreover, while fires are also a key part of some ecosystems, climate change is the major driver behind the increasing fire activity around the globe. The UK has also recorded its highest-ever wildfire emissions this year, which were primarily driven by major wildfires in Scotland from late June to early July.

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20/08/2025

Over the past 45 years, a few dozen new antibiotics have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, but most of these are variants of existing antibiotics. At the same time, bacterial resistance to many of these drugs has been growing. Globally, it is estimated that drug-resistant bacterial infections cause nearly five million deaths per year. In hopes of finding new antibiotics to fight this growing problem, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, have designed novel antibiotics that can combat drug-resistant bacteria.

The researchers utilised AI to design more than 36 million possible compounds and computationally screened them for antimicrobial properties. The top candidates they discovered are structurally distinct from any existing antibiotics, and they appear to work by mechanisms that disrupt bacterial cell membranes. This approach allowed the researchers to generate and evaluate theoretical compounds that have never been seen before, a strategy that they now hope to apply to identify and design compounds with activity against other species of bacteria.

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18/08/2025

In 2024, the UK imported 47 per cent of its vegetables and 84 per cent of its fruit, making it highly dependent on international growing conditions. However, a new report by Aethr Associates in collaboration with the Fresh Produce Consortium showed that 64 per cent of fruit and vegetable imports come from just ten countries, where temperatures are expected to rise by an average of 16 per cent by 2050.

The report calls on UK importers to evaluate where their exposure lies and to work closely with growers and suppliers to create mitigation plans such as enhancing water storage, moderating the effects of extreme temperatures, strengthening flood defences, and planting climate-resilient crop varieties. To safeguard the nation’s food security, it also calls on businesses and policymakers to embed climate risk into their strategic planning.

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13/08/2025

The 4th Annual Reputation Management & Corporate Communications Conference will take place on September 17, 2025, at the Royal Garden Hotel in London. Designed for senior communications, risk, resilience, and corporate affairs professionals, this one-day conference explores how leading organisations protect brand trust, navigate disruption, and communicate under pressure.

This year’s agenda features real-world insights from global brands including Pfizer, Virgin, Audi, Aviva, Swiss International Air Lines, and Eurostar, covering themes such as AI in communications, misinformation, stakeholder trust, and ESG messaging. With practical case studies, cross-sector panels, and strategic sessions, the conference equips delegates with tools to lead confidently in today’s high-stakes environment.

As a valued CRJ reader, you can save £225 on your registration. Use code: CRJ and join the conversation shaping the future of reputation and resilience!

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12/08/2025

As the global explosives industry reaches over US$45 billion in value, a new report published by Action on Armed Violence serves as a heavy reminder that modern warfare continues to fall hardest on those least protected: civilians.

Drawing on English-language media sources, the report found that in June 2025 alone, there were 6,821 deaths and injuries in 732 recorded incidents of explosive violence worldwide. Civilians made up 95 per cent of those casualties, and in populated areas, that figure rose to 96 per cent. While at least one incident from the use of explosive weapons was recorded in 23 countries, the five most affected countries and territories in terms of civilian casualties were Gaza, Palestine, Ukraine, Israel, Iran and Sudan.

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11/08/2025

As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change, researchers at the University of Sharjah are turning to a technology that could reshape the future of energy: AI-powered digital twins. For the researchers, the digital replicas of the physical world have the potential to transform the generation, management, and optimisation of energy across diverse clean energy platforms

The team examined existing digital twin models across renewable sectors, using AI-driven text mining to analyse research trends, gaps, and challenges. Their findings indicated that while digital twins effectively improve system reliability, they face significant challenges, particularly when it comes to modelling factors and data scarcity. They advocate for advancing data collection, refining modelling techniques, and boosting computational power to overcome these obstacles.

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08/08/2025

It is estimated that multidrug-resistant bacteria kill five million people each year, with newly resistant germs emerging faster than scientists can develop treatments. Moreover, antibiotic development is often an endless cycle of finding new compounds to replace those that have become ineffective. Although scientists try to optimise drugs against resistances predicted in the lab and resistant strains that crop up in the clinic, the current system has proven ill-equipped to accurately anticipate novel threats.

In response, a research team from Rockefeller University developed a platform that identifies drug resistance genes already circulating in the environment before they emerge in the clinic and directly couples this information to the design of resistance-evasive antibiotics. The researchers use metagenomic surveys of the so-called ‘resistome’ as an early warning system that can alert scientists to resistance likely to become a problem in the future. With this information, antibiotics in development can be proactively optimised to make them more resilient against our microbial foes.

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07/08/2025

On July 24, 2025, Cyprus was hit by a series of devastating wildfires, claimed to be the worst on the Island in more than half a century. Following the tragedy, the state’s capacity to respond to this risk was questioned, with criticisms focusing on the absence of a system to warn the population quickly and efficiently in case of crisis, writes Benoit Vivier. According to him, despite the European Electronic Communications Code, the Cypriot government still hasn’t implemented the system, directly putting the safety of people at risk.

He continues: While the Cypriot authorities are rightly criticised for their failure to implement public warning systems in due time, the European Commission has also failed in its duty to correctly enforce EU legislation. How many more tragedies must we endure before the European Commission takes its role seriously and enforces a law designed to save lives?

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05/08/2025

Artificial intelligence agents have demonstrated strong capabilities in software development and web navigation. However, their effectiveness in cybersecurity has remained limited. To tackle this, a research team from New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi, and other universities developed an AI agent, called EnIGMA, capable of autonomously solving complex cybersecurity challenges.

To build EnIGMA, the researchers started with an existing framework, which was originally designed for software engineering tasks. However, to fit cybersecurity’s specialised tools, they developed ‘Interactive Agent Tools’ that convert visual cybersecurity programmes into text-based formats the AI can understand. Moreover, they built their own dataset by collecting and structuring Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges to simulate real-world vulnerabilities. The framework includes specialised prompts that provide the model with instructions tailored to cybersecurity scenarios.

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01/08/2025

As global tensions continue to rise, the possibility of nuclear conflict develops as a real and terrifying threat. However, while much of the focus remains on immediate destruction, a new study warns of a slower, more far-reaching consequence: global agricultural collapse. A team of researchers at Penn State University have modelled how various nuclear winter scenarios could affect global production of corn to represent the expected fate of agriculture owing to soot and ultraviolet radiation during a nuclear winter.

The researchers reported that while a regional nuclear war would reduce corn production by seven per cent, a large-scale war could lead to an 80 per cent drop in annual yields. While the prediction points to catastrophic drops, the researchers urge switching to crop varieties that can grow under cooler conditions in shorter growing seasons. On the other hand, their proposed solution is to prepare agricultural resilience kits containing region- and climate-specific seeds for such crop varieties.

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