The climate threat|Global challenges

 

 Heat waves in Texas, Antarctica and China. AP  

The climate threat|Global challenges 

July 3rd was the hottest recorded day in the world ever 

Monday 3 July was the hottest day ever recorded globally. This is according to figures from the US weather service US Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), reports Reuters. 

The average global temperature was 17.01 degrees Celsius. The warmest day before that was in August 2016 when 16.92 degrees were measured. 

- This is not a milestone we should celebrate. It is a death sentence for people and ecosystems, says Friederike Otto, climate scientist at Imperial College London.  

Reuters writes that there are currently heat waves in the USA, China and in northern Africa. Even in Antarctica, temperatures are unusually high.  

According to climate scientists, the fact that it is so hot right now is the result of climate change in combination with the El Nino weather phenomenon. 

Chat GPT. Shutterstock 

"AI will facilitate the fight against the climate threat"  

Researchers have warned that AI can be used to create and spread disinformation about the climate issue. But as in so many other cases where AI can do harm, the technology also presents promising opportunities. This is pointed out by Arash Heydarian Pashakhanlou at the University of Defense in a debate article in Aftonbladet.  

AI can, among other things, be used to identify false information, as well as make climate work more efficient, he writes. 

“AI can help optimize energy use in homes and industries, improve irrigation efficiency and monitor deforestation. In this way, AI can assist us in the work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”