Conjuring the Lost Land Beneath the North Sea New research reveals that Doggerland—a sunken swath of Europe connecting Britain to the mainland—was more than a simple thoroughfare. It was home.

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Conjuring the Lost Land Beneath the North Sea | Hakai Magazine

New research reveals that Doggerland—a sunken swath of Europe connecting Britain to the mainland—was more than a simple thoroughfare. It was home.

"Today there are an estimated 190 million people living on land that will likely be underwater by the end of this century. How will we adapt? Where will we go?" #history #archaeology #climatechange

Inventing Better Futures at the MIT Media Lab Led by aerospace engineer Dava Newman, the pioneering Lab collaborates with industry to break through barriers in technology and human experience.

Inventing Better Futures at the MIT Media Lab | ILP

#space #MIT #design #moon #climatechange

New Orleans’ Striking Advantage in the Age of Climate Change "The authors of the [LA coastal master] plan freely acknowledge that, even in the best-case scenario, the plan will fail." "I’ve never met a New Orleanian who feels safe from climate change. Living here, rather, engenders hurricane expertise — and hurricane fatalism. You become your own disaster planner, insurance adjuster, land surveyor and roofer. "

Opinion | New Orleans’ Striking Advantage in the Age of Climate Change (Published 2024)

Unlike the other major cities that appear on lists of unsafe places, New Orleans has a striking competitive advantage.

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Hawking Building review – the Science Museum’s giant new shed of the weird and wonderful On an old RAF airfield, a no-frills metal barn has been built to house the reserve collections of the London museum and its associates, with 300,000 objects ranging from a 1960s nuclear missile

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Hawking Building review – the Science Museum’s giant new shed of the weird and wonderful

On an old RAF airfield, a no-frills metal barn has been built to house the reserve collections of the London museum and its associates, with 300,00...

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New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding The method could help communities visualize and prepare for approaching storms.

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New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

With help from AI, MIT scientists developed a method that generates satellite imagery from the future to depict how a region would look after a pot...

"The method combines a generative artificial intelligence model with a physics-based flood model to create realistic, birds-eye-view images of a region, showing where flooding is likely to occur given the strength of an oncoming storm." #climatechange #climatecrisis #sealevelrise #hurricane

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Two photos of the frigate USS Constitution in Boston Navy Yard, taken 50 years apart. One is this month with the USS Nantucket, a "littoral combat ship" that's sort of a modern frigate, except not as well designed. The other was in 1974 as the Constitution underwent a major rebuild and I talked my way into a tour by the commander. Asked whether he liked the job, he said it was much better than his previous tour of duty in Vietnam. #Boston #maritime #history #navy

In the Boston Navy Yard, the USS Constitution fires her 8am cannon. Yes, the blast of air shakes the video. #Boston #maritime #history #navy