Dec 9, 2021 | Climate, Drones, Featured
Three ocean drones were launched from Rhode Island Thursday and will travel along the Gulf Stream, collecting data in tough winter conditions that would be challenging for traditional ships with crews. Saildrone, headquartered in Alameda, California, makes autonomous...
Dec 2, 2021 | Agriculture, Climate, Featured
Few things are more scenic than a wild blueberry barren full of plump and ripe berries. But Maine’s iconic berry crop is facing a climate crisis that threatens its future. Scientists earlier this year reported that the Down East region — home to the...
Dec 2, 2021 | Climate, Government, Space
It looks like planet Earth will get a healthy dose of attention in U.S. space policy going forward. The National Space Council (NSC) met for the first time under Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday (Dec. 1). During the livestreamed event, which was...
Nov 18, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Featured
The recent 2021 IPCC report declared a code red for humanity, with 2019’s atmospheric CO2 concentrations higher than at any time in at least two million years. Our only chance of averting irreversible climate change is to reduce our...
Oct 28, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Forests, Weather
Radix Engineering’s latest project was helping develop PrevisIA, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that predicts Amazon deforestation hotspots and prevent future losses. The project, developed for Imazon with Microsoft and the Vale Fund,...
Oct 21, 2021 | Climate, Healthcare
Climate studies show that extreme weather events — such as more powerful hurricanes, heavier rainstorms, larger wildfires and hotter and longer-lasting heat waves — are worsening worldwide due to the burning of fossil fuels for energy,...
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