As raging bushfires ravaged Queensland’s Granite Belt in 2019, Mike Hayes could do little but watch the crops of his beloved vineyards be destroyed by smoke. The smoky taste is disastrous for a vintage if it’s not immediately obvious, he explains: “Once you bottle it, about eight months later, it tastes like an ashtray.” The …
The world is rapidly heading towards climate change tipping points. Floods, fires and heat waves are striking with increasing ferocity. There is, in Canada as elsewhere, a growing reality that adaptation is urgent and necessary. Read more: The Red Cross distributed $27 million in Fiona donations, most to Nova Scotia, PEI. Read more The Red …
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Canada’s first climate adaptation strategy, unveiled today, commits the federal government to new goals to prevent extreme heat deaths, reverse species loss and protect homes in flood-prone areas and to forest fires. Environment and Climate Change Canada released the strategy – which took nearly two years to develop – in Prince Edward Island, one of …
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily Earth data and information, and Microsoft Corp. announced an expanded partnership to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology and satellite data to support African climate adaptation projects. This technology collaboration supports Microsoft’s recently announced first global expansion of its AI for Good Labs in Nairobi, Kenya and Cairo, …
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Initiatives also include Global Renewables Watch, Ukraine Damage Assessment SAN FRANCISCO, November 15, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and information, and Microsoft Corp. announced an expanded partnership to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology and satellite data to support Africa. climate adaptation projects. This technology collaboration supports Microsoft’s recently …
