AI researchers want to map the 3D world. That means going vertical—and possibly nuclear
Spatial intelligence will use AI to bring context to places. But the infrastructure behind it is raising big questions.
Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps
Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...
OpenAI, Google AI data centers are under stress after new genAI model launches
New generative AI (genAI) models introduced this week by Google and OpenAI have put the companies’ data centers under stress ...
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Climate Hazards Deepen Poverty in MENA, Reveals Alarming New World Bank Report
A World Bank study reveals that nearly all poor populations in MENA are exposed to extreme climate hazards like heat, drought ...
Why sizzling cities are mapping hot spots street by street
Knowable Magazine reports on how in metros like Reno, Nevada, citizen scientists hit the road to collect detailed temperature ...
Hot wheels: Researcher cycles through Mississauga to map air temperature differences across the city
A recent study by researchers at the University of Toronto Mississauga offers a more precise way to map urban air ...
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IEA: Transparent data on grid capacity ‘critical’ to identify bottlenecks
Providing transparent data on grid capacity and connection requests has become “critical” to identify bottlenecks, according ...
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CNN WIRE — U.S. heat risk forecast: where Americans likely to face extreme heat this year
(CNN) — High temperatures affect public health across wide swaths of the United States each summer, causing spikes in emergency room visits and hundreds of heat-related deaths. As temperatures rise, ...