AI shows promise for flood forecasting and water security in data scarce regions

New research reveals that “foundation models” trained on vast, general time-series data may be able to forecast river flows accurately, even in regions with little or no local hydrological records. The approach could improve flood warnings, drought planning and water-resource management in parts of the world where monitoring data is limited. Source: Read Full Article

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‘Like lighting a cigarette while trying to quit’: Australia approves new coal seam gas expansion | Environment

‘Like lighting a cigarette while trying to quit’: Australia approves new coal seam gas expansion | Environment

A major coal seam gas expansion, contributing about 120m tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime, has been approved by the federal government until 2081. The approval enables Australia Pacific LNG to continue to build, operate and eventually decommission new gas infrastructure in Queensland’s Surat and Bowen basins. That could include up to 1,695 new…

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Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas … again | Archaeology

Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas … again | Archaeology

A groundbreaking new study may have once again upended our understanding of human prehistory in the Americas. For years, the predominant theory of how humans arrived in the western hemisphere centred around the Clovis culture, which crossed the Beringia land bridge from Asia between 13,400 and 12,800 years ago, and spread south. That version was…

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