AI for Drought Detection

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 11, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect drought earlier, as part of a wider push to strengthen disaster resilience. On 7 July, the Global Initiative on Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions launched an AI Challenge for Drought Detection,...

Harvesting Rainwater from Rooftops Could Help Cities Stay Cool and Cut the Number of Heatwave Days

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 7, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Collecting rainwater from rooftops and using it to spray buildings during hot weather could help cities cut air conditioning use, lower urban temperatures and lessen the impact of heatwaves, according to new research from The University of Manchester. Cities around...

Sharp spike in executions, death sentences in Iran To vau

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 6, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The UN rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday over the sharp increase in executions and death sentences in Iran since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began in late February, warning that capital punishment is being used to intimidate the population and suppress...

Algal Blooms: A ‘Dark’ Threat to Greenland’s Cooling Capabilities

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 5, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In Greenland, where the island’s ice sheet is melting around six times faster than it was in the 1990s, billions of tons of ice are already disappearing each year. In Greenland, where the island’s ice sheet is melting around six times faster than it was in the 1990s,...

In Somalia, AI is helping deliver food to hungry families

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 5, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Amid a deepening hunger crisis in Somalia, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to deliver aid to the people who need it most. Although the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) cannot reach all 6 million Somalis facing hunger, data collected by its partners and analysed...

Ancient Arctic carbon is pouring into the sea, but the seabed captures most of it

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 4, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Arctic’s frozen ground contains enormous stores of organic carbon. As permafrost thaws and coastlines erode, some of that carbon is carried into the ocean. There, microorganisms can break it down and release greenhouse gases that contribute to climate...