Twitter Bots Are a Major Source of Climate Disinformation
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Scientific American: Twitter accounts run by machines are a major source of climate change disinformation that might drain support from policies to address rising temperatures. In the weeks surrounding former.....»»
Balancing AI and physics: Toward a learnable climate model
Artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing notable changes to atmospheric science, particularly with the introduction of large AI weather models like Pangu-Weather and GraphCast. However, alongside these advancements, questions have arisen about the al.....»»
Artificial intelligence helps scientists engineer plants to fight climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared that removing carbon from the atmosphere is now essential to fighting climate change and limiting global temperature rise. To support these efforts, Salk Institute scientists are harne.....»»
Africa"s megacities threatened by heat, floods, disease—action needed to start greening, adapt to climate change
Cities cover just 3% of the planet. But they emit 78% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, absorb 80% of final global energy (what consumers use) and consume 60% of clean drinking water......»»
Sugar gums have a reputation as risky branch-droppers but they"re important to bees, parrots and possums
I had the good fortune to care for the sugar gum at The University of Melbourne's Burnley Gardens in Victoria where I worked for many decades. It was a fine tree—tall and dominating. Less than a year after my retirement, it shed a couple of major l.....»»
Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? New research sheds light on impacts of temperature
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that spreads from bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. If left untreated in humans, malaria can cause severe symptoms, health complications and even death......»»
Diversity and productivity go branch-in-branch: Scientists share which forests can adapt to climate change
Climate change can be characterized as the Grim Reaper or some other harbinger of dire times for humanity and natural environment, including forests. Previous studies reporting a decline in forest productivity due to climate warming and long-term dro.....»»
The story of the first Alor people adapting to climate change 43,000 years ago
As humans, our greatest evolutionary advantage has always been our ability to adapt and innovate. When people first reached the expanded coastline of Southeast Asia around 65,000 years ago, and faced the sea crossings necessary to continue east into.....»»
Airborne observations of Asian monsoon sees ozone-depleting substances lofting into the stratosphere
Powerful monsoon winds, strengthened by a warming climate, are lofting unexpectedly large quantities of ozone-depleting substances high into the atmosphere over East Asia, new research shows......»»
Climate change supercharged a heat dome, intensifying 2021 fire season, study finds
As a massive heat dome lingered over the Pacific Northwest three years ago, swaths of North America simmered—and then burned. Wildfires charred more than 18.5 million acres across the continent, with the most land burned in Canada and California......»»
Small business owners are getting special "Today at Apple" training
Apple is launching a "Made for Business" series of Today at Apple sessions about Apple technology for small business owners — and led by small business owners.A "Today at Apple" session in an Apple Store (Source: Apple)"Today at Apple" is a series.....»»
Apple"s four new open-source models could help make future AI more accurate
Apple has publicly shared four open-source models boasting of enhanced accuracy for queries, which could help the development of future AI models.A Siri icon superimposed on Apple ParkAs the tech industry continues to race forward with AI development.....»»
Future hurricanes could compromise New England forests" ability to store and sequester carbon
Nature-based climate solutions can help mitigate climate change, especially in forested regions capable of storing and sequestering vast amounts of carbon. New research published in Global Change Biology indicates that a single hurricane in New Engla.....»»
You can now disable some of Fortnite’s most toxic emotes
Epic: "We want emotes to be a source of good vibes..." The "Laugh it Up" emote is one of four that can now be blocked using a setting in Fortnite. [cre.....»»
Beyond higher temperatures: Preparing for national security risks posed by climate change
When talk turns to climate change, certain images pop to mind—maybe polar bears on ever-shrinking ice floes, coral reefs drained of color, or more powerful hurricanes hitting the coast......»»
How creating less-gassy cows could help fight climate change
A Curtin University study has revealed breeding less-flatulent cows and restoring agricultural land could significantly reduce rising methane emission levels, which play a considerable role in climate change......»»
Study finds climate change is helping tropical fish invade Australian ocean water
A University of Adelaide study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Australia has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Australian waters. The work is published in the Journal of Animal Ec.....»»
Veoneer names longtime Forvia executive Nik Endrud CEO following sale
Veoneer appointed longtime Forvia executive Nik Endrud as its CEO, less than two months after being acquired by a New York private equity firm and after two other major sales of its business units......»»
Bacteria for climate-neutral chemicals of the future
Researchers at ETH Zurich have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol. The metabolism of these bacteria can now be tapped into to produce valuable products currently made by the chemical industry from fossil fuels......»»
Sonos app gets a major overhaul as the company prepares for next-gen products
Sonos is about to release its biggest app redesign to date, with a simplified interface and more customization, while a new web app replaces PC clients......»»
Stellar Cyber launches MITRE ATT&CK Coverage Analyzer
Stellar Cyber launched the MITRE ATT&CK Coverage Analyzer, enabling users to visualize the impact of data source changes on their ability to detect threats in their specific environments. With this new tool, free of charge to all existing customers,.....»»