by dankeelan | Jul 8, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Featured
Climate scientists at Agriculture Canada labs have been developing an artificial intelligence program over the past couple of years. They can now apply their AI program to real-world conditions as severe drought continues to plague parts of the Prairies and Great...
by dankeelan | Jul 8, 2021 | Conservation, Environment, Featured, Forests
Deforestation in Colombia increased by 8% in 2020, Environment Minister Carlos Eduardo Correa said on Wednesday, despite ambitious government promises to reduce forest destruction and plant tens of millions of trees. The country lost 171,685 hectares (424,000 acres)...
by dankeelan | Jul 8, 2021 | Climate, Education
As higher education grapples with the effects of climate change, campus technologies present solutions, ambiguity and complexity — sometimes all at the same time. Technology can help reduce carbon emissions, but computing also requires energy, which adds to the carbon...
by dankeelan | Jul 8, 2021 | Climate, Oceanography
The sound-emitting tags researchers affixed to the dorsal fins of the first two great white sharks ever tagged in Rhode Island waters will track them for at least 10 years, providing scientists with a rare look at their whereabouts during their wonder years. Fewer...
by dankeelan | Jul 8, 2021 | Accessibility, Disabilities, Energy, Featured, Mobility
It was more than 90 degrees in Moranda Rasmussen’s Portland, Oregon, apartment during a historic heat wave late last month when the 27-year-old began to panic. They have cerebral palsy and depression and rely on Supplemental Security Income while they...
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