AI and machine learning are improving weather forecasts, but they won't replace human experts
Would you trust a weather forecast made by a machine that had learned how weather systems behaved by reviewing thousands of past weather maps?
Aaron Hill, Research Scientist, Colorado State University •
conversation
May 26, 2022 • ~10 min
May 26, 2022 • ~10 min
Rivers can suddenly change course – scientists used 50 years of satellite images to learn where and how it happens
Millions of people around the world live on river deltas and are vulnerable when those rivers shift direction. A new study shows why and where these events, called avulsions, happen.
Vamsi Ganti, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara •
conversation
May 26, 2022 • ~9 min
May 26, 2022 • ~9 min
Climate change will transform how we live, but these tech and policy experts see reason for optimism
Solutions already exist. What’s holding humanity back is the will to get past the status quo and embrace innovation.
Elisabeth Gilmore, Associate Professor of Climate Change, Technology and Policy, Carleton University •
conversation
April 18, 2022 • ~8 min
April 18, 2022 • ~8 min
Coastal home buyers are ignoring rising flood risks, despite clear warnings and rising insurance premiums
We asked 680 Florida real estate agents what they’re seeing in the market. Here’s what they said.
Toby W. Bolsen, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University •
conversation
March 25, 2022 • ~9 min
March 25, 2022 • ~9 min
How satellites are helping us to understand deadly avalanches
Remote sensing satellites provide the crucial data that helps scientists model disasters so that they can work on predicting avalanche patterns in future.
Lydia Sam, Lecturer in Earth Observation & Planetary Science, University of Aberdeen •
conversation
March 3, 2022 • ~8 min
March 3, 2022 • ~8 min
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