Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing hurricane forecasting, providing accurate predictions days in advance and enabling better resource allocation, but experts caution against solely relying on AI due to potential inaccuracies, stressing the need for a balanced approach integrating traditional models.
Google DeepMind's GraphCast, a state-of-the-art AI model, delivers unprecedented 10-day global weather forecasts with higher accuracy than traditional methods, predicting extreme events earlier and completing forecasts in under a minute, revolutionizing weather prediction.
Indigenous Chileans resist AI-fueled copper and lithium mining that depletes water resources, destroys ecosystems, and perpetuates racist stereotypes, seeking sustainable alternatives to extractive industries that prioritize profit over people and the environment.
AI's untapped potential in accelerating species discovery, ecosystem tracking, and addressing biodiversity knowledge gaps offers a transformative opportunity to meet global conservation targets, but requires expanding data-sharing, refining algorithms, and ensuring ethical practices.
Google pledges ambitious climate goals, vowing to achieve net-zero emissions across operations and supply chain by 2030, halve emissions compared to 2019 levels, transition to round-the-clock carbon-free energy, and invest in carbon removal technologies.
As climate risks intensify, renewables and nuclear power are poised to meet surging global electricity demand through 2026, displacing fossil fuels and reducing emissions, underscoring the need for resilient and diversified power systems.
Despite public perception, a shocking reality emerges: a mere 5% of plastic waste is truly recycled, with no type meeting industry standards for 'recyclability,' and rates declining amid surging production, fueling an escalating plastic crisis.
Discover the remarkable advantages of walking in nature, where specific landscapes, sounds, and smells can profoundly enhance your physical and mental well-being, reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, and boosting immune function more effectively than urban environments.
BreezoMeter leverages Google Cloud's scalable and sustainable infrastructure to analyze vast environmental data, delivering precise, hyperlocal insights on air pollution, pollen, wildfires, and weather for over 100 countries, processing 1.8 TB of data and calculating 10 billion pollutant concentrations hourly.
Developers can now create an ACP-compatible weather DJ agent leveraging APIs and Galileo integration to provide weather information, clothing recommendations, and relevant YouTube videos while enabling monitoring and observability through metrics.