Atmospheric CO2 levels surpassed 400 ppm last year, a danger threshold risking catastrophic climate change, with unabated emissions potentially leading to 9°C temperature rises by 2250, while even immediate emissions cuts would take millennia to restore pre-industrial CO2 levels.
Quantum computers, harnessing the mind-bending properties of quantum physics, hold immense potential to revolutionize drug discovery, material science, and climate change mitigation, but significant engineering challenges remain in realizing their full capabilities, leaving their ultimate impact a tantalizing mystery.
A groundbreaking Israeli AI model trained on global satellite data accurately predicts lightning-sparked wildfire ignition locations with over 90% precision, providing a crucial tool for targeted wildfire prevention amid escalating climate change risks.
Orbital Materials, founded by an ex-DeepMind researcher, pilots an AI-designed purple powder that captures carbon more efficiently at data center temperatures, potentially reducing costs to $200/ton and enabling companies to offset emissions from energy-intensive data centers.
Defying economic trends and climate concerns, President Trump issued executive orders to prop up the ailing coal industry by keeping unprofitable coal power plants operational, portraying coal as the most reliable and powerful energy source despite the energy sector's shift towards cheaper alternatives like natural gas and renewables.
The groundbreaking AI system 'Aardvark' is poised to revolutionize weather forecasting with its ability to replace traditional methods through a single, faster, more accurate, and computationally efficient model, promising enhanced accuracy and accessibility to developing regions.
Antarctica and Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheets, fueled by global warming, are losing billions of tons of ice annually, contributing significantly to rising sea levels that threaten coastal regions worldwide.
Groundbreaking AI analysis of high-resolution satellite data unveils the complex, anisotropic patterns of Antarctic ice flows, prompting the need to refine climate models for more accurate predictions of the ice sheet's future evolution.
A dire coastal crisis looms as sea levels rise, threatening to submerge hundreds of U.S. cities like Boston, Oakland, Miami, and New York City with chronic flooding by 2100, forcing communities to adapt through costly barriers, relocation, or facing inundation.
While global building emissions plateaued in 2022, urgent measures like mandatory energy codes, renewable energy adoption, and increased financing are crucial to decarbonize the sector and align with climate targets, with calls for zero-carbon building codes by 2028 in major emitters and 2035 globally, alongside doubling energy efficiency investment by …