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Stanford study uses AI to predict global warming threshold timelines

A Stanford-led study uses AI to predict when we will pass certain global warming thresholds.


The Guardian | Jan 30, 2023 | Earth is on track to exceed 1.5C warming in the next decade, study using AI finds | Noah Diffenbaugh discusses the evidence and impact of the study's climate projections.

USA Today | Jan 30, 2023 | Artificial intelligence predicts climate change coming faster than we recently thought, new study says | Noah Diffenbaugh on the risk of passing significant climate thresholds.

Associated Press | Jan 30, 2023 | AI: World likely to hit key warming threshold in 10-12 years | Noah Diffenbaugh comments on the possibility of avoiding a 2-degree rise in global temperature. 

Tech Times | Feb 1, 2023 | AI Model Predicts that Earth Will Cross Global Warming Threshold in 10-15 Years | Noah Diffenbaugh on the novel methods and results gained from using AI to study climate.

CNN | Jan 30, 2023 | A dire forecast: Scientists used AI to find planet could cross critical warming threshold sooner than expected | Noah Diffenbaugh discusses different climate scenarios and their anticipated impacts. 

Gizmodo | Feb 1, 2023 | AI Says Earth Will Hit Critical Global Warming Thresholds Faster Than We Thought | Noah Diffenbaugh comments on how policy interacts with threatening thresholds.

ScienceAlert | Feb 1, 2023 | AI Predicts We'll Breach Our Climate Goal in Just 10 Years | Noah Diffenbaugh on the study's new approach to climate prediction. 

Energy Live News | Jan 30, 2023 | AI says 1.5°C is out of reach | Noah Diffenbaugh on the urgency required to avoid crossing the 2-degree threshold. 

KQED | Jan 31, 2023 | AI Is Predicting the World Is Likely to Hit a Key Warming Threshold in 10–12 Years | Noah Diffenbaugh comments on the built-up impacts of warming. 

Colorado State University | Feb 9, 2023 | Earth likely to cross critical climate thresholds even if emissions decline | The results and methods of the study Noah Diffenbaugh co-authored with CSU faculty are discussed.

The Weather Channel | Jan 30, 2023 | New AI-Based Study Indicates Earth Will Likely Breach the 1.5 Degree Threshold Between 2033-35 | Noah Diffenbaugh on the power of using AI power in climate science.

The Week | Jan 31, 2023 | Study suggests world is warming faster than previously expected | Noah Diffenbaugh comments on the possibility of crossing different climate thresholds. 

Scientific American | Feb 1, 2023 | AI Predicts Warming Will Surpass 1.5 C in a Decade | Noah Diffenbaugh on the meaning of his study's results. 

The Hill | Feb 1, 2023 | Society isn’t changing fast enough to stop climate change: study | Noah Diffenbaugh discusses how realistics different climate targets are. 

NBC Bay Area | Feb 1, 2023 | Stanford Study Finds Earth on Cusp of Global Warming Tipping Points | Diffenbaugh interviewed about the impact of potential future actions.

Futurism | Feb 2, 2023 | Global warming is worse than we thought, AI tells scientists | The complexities and meaning of Diffenbaugh's study are discussed.  

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