Artificial intelligence can help or hinder Sustainable Development Goals
Artificial intelligence presents a profound paradox in the global pursuit of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United…
Category: Earth
Extreme Temperatures Linked to 1.69 Million Deaths Worldwide, Study Warns of Rising Heat Fatalities
A sweeping analysis of mortality data from nine countries has linked 1.69 million deaths in a single year to extreme…
Weak La Niña returns with uncertain impact on Atlantic hurricane season
A weak La Niña climate pattern has officially emerged in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, an arrival that complicates forecasts for…
Researchers look to nature to recover trillions in critical resources
Scientists are developing innovative methods inspired by the natural world to recover critical metals and minerals essential for the green…
North American ice sheets drove dramatic sea-level rise
New findings show North American ice sheets drove about 10 meters of global sea level rise, challenging the view that Antarctica was the primary driver
Big Oil Spends Less Than 3% on Clean Energy, Studies Find
Despite widespread public commitments to embrace clean energy, the world’s largest fossil fuel corporations dedicate a minimal fraction of their…
Ice age Antarctic Ocean reveals future CO₂ storage slowdown
New research shows Antarctic meltwater weakened deep-water formation and cut Southern Ocean CO₂ storage, driving about half of the CO₂ rise during deglaciation
Rising seas threaten public beach access by altering high-tide lines
Rising seas push the ambulatory mean high-tide line inland, shrinking public beaches and fueling legal battles over access and managed retreat in coastal states
First system tracks global land cover changes in near-real time
AlphaEarth Foundations is an AI virtual satellite producing near-real-time 10-meter land-cover embeddings from multiple data sources to monitor global changes
Satellites track a 20-meter ocean wave revealing the power of swell
Satellites tracked a nearly 20-meter ocean wave from Storm Eddie and followed its 24,000-km swell across the oceans, improving forecasts and coastal safety