The greatest threat to modern power grids isn’t weather or cyberattacks—it’s the unpredictable behavior of complex systems themselves. From the 2003 blackout to financial collapses, emergent failures reveal a fundamental vulnerability in our interconnected world.
A new generation of climate technology companies is emerging focused on adaptation rather than just emissions reduction. Seneca’s firefighting drones demonstrate how speed and AI are becoming critical tools for living in a riskier climate.
As climate change accelerates, a new economic frontier is emerging focused on resilience rather than just prevention, according to industry analysis. With wildfire intensity reportedly more than doubling over the past two decades and over 100 million Americans at risk, companies are racing to develop technologies that can withstand and respond to climate-driven disasters.
Researchers worldwide are collaborating through the PeatPic Project, using standardized smartphone photography to monitor peatland ecosystems. This innovative approach provides critical data on vegetation changes and carbon storage potential in these vital wetlands.
International scientists are harnessing smartphone technology and global collaboration to better understand peatland ecosystems, which represent some of Earth’s most crucial carbon storage systems despite covering only a small fraction of the planet’s land surface, according to recent reports.
The United Nations weather agency has declared the world is entering an “extremely dangerous” climate era after carbon dioxide levels recorded their largest annual spike in human history. According to the World Meteorological Organization’s latest bulletin, CO2 growth rates have now tripled since the 1960s, reaching concentrations not seen in at least 800,000 years.
The United Nations weather agency has warned that the world is entering an “extremely dangerous” climate era after carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year. According to reports from the World Meteorological Organization, the increase in the global average concentration of CO2 from 2023 to 2024 represented the highest annual level since measurements began in 1957.
