Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more ...

It’s a new heyday for gas thanks to data centers

AI data centers are driving a surge in new gas projects. The US is now leading a global surge in new gas power plants being built in large part to satisfy growing energy demand for data centers. And ...

The hidden physics of watersheds: Why some are more sensitive to climate variability than others

Water is everywhere, from the snowpack in the mountains to the tap in our kitchens. But while we often think about rainfall ...

The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers

The colossal winter storm that swept across 34 states left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Bitterly cold ...

U.S. Grids Are Surviving the Winter Storm. But the Next 5 Years Could be Rough.

A group that monitors the nation’s electricity system warns that grid reliability is “worsening” and blackout risks are rising for millions of people.
Scientific American

Weekend winter storm that battered eastern U.S. was supercharged by climate change

A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, and that’s why last weekend’s winter storm dumped more snow, sleet and freezing rain than similar weather systems might have in the past ...

AI model forecasts severe thunderstorms 4 hours ahead with higher accuracy

In a critical advance for climate resilience, researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed an AI model that can predict dangerous convective ...
Frontiers

Machine Learning for Hydrological Modeling in Water Resource Management in Data-Scarce Regions

Data is fundamental to hydrological modeling and water resource management; however, it remains a major challenge in many ...