What are small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear power plant sought to feed AI’s energy demand?
Proponents say these reactors could provide consistent power without climate-changing carbon emissions.
Tag: artificial intelligence
Your electric bill just hit record highs — here’s why and what you can actually do about it
Your power bill is caught in a perfect storm of surging demand, rising fuel costs and infrastructure failures.
Regulating AI use could stop its runaway energy expansion
Without guardrails, we risk creating a convenience technology that accelerates environmental collapse.
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard
The fingerprints of climate change are visible on many of the factors that made Melissa such a devastating storm.
How AI can improve storm surge forecasts to help save lives
Accurate predictions are critical for giving coastal residents time to evacuate and emergency responders time to prepare.
Nuclear-powered data centers are a dangerous boondoggle
Billionaires want to use your tax dollars to put nuclear-powered AI data centers in drought-prone farmland.
Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people
Periods of abnormally high water temperatures in rivers are becoming more common, more intense and longer lasting.
New AI flood model gives water managers up-to-the-minute decision-making tool
The model could transform how water managers predict and respond to flooding in Florida’s vast canal system.
FSU researchers receive National Science Foundation grant to strengthen wildfire management in hurricane-prone areas
The project will develop artificial intelligence tools to help manage wildfires fueled by hurricanes in the Florida Panhandle.
Communities pay the price for ‘free’ AI tools
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.