Justine Calma

Senior Science Reporter

Justine CalmaDec 4, 2024

A North Carolina town is suing utility Duke Energy over climate change.

Carrboro, NC is suing for damages it expects to incur as climate change leads to more extreme weather. It alleges that Duke Energy has delayed a transition from the fossil fuels to renewable energy as part of a “campaign of deception.”

Hurricane Helene — supercharged by greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels — tore a path of destruction through North Carolina earlier this year.

North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate Change

[The New York Times]

Justine CalmaDec 4, 2024

Google says its new AI model beats traditional weather forecasting.

Google DeepMind researchers say their machine learning model “better predicts extreme weather, tropical cyclone tracks and wind power production” in a paper published today in the journal Nature.

“It’s a big deal,” Kerry Emanuel, a professor emeritus of atmospheric science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology tells the New York Times.

Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts

[The New York Times]

Meta turns to nuclear energy for its AI ambitions

Justine CalmaDec 4, 2024

Internal Google documents reveal concerns about its cloud contract with Israel

Justine CalmaDec 3, 2024

There’s been “a very large uptick” in misogynistic rhetoric since the election.

That includes some “extremely violent misogyny,” director of technology and society at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), Isabelle Frances-Wright, tells the Associated Press.

The use of the phrases “Your body, my choice,” “repeal the 19th,” and calls for women to “back to the kitchen” spiked online after Election Day in the US, according to ISD.

Emboldened 'manosphere' accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election

[AP News]