How A.I. Can Help Us Envision and Address the Climate Crisis Digital Trends

A 2007 report from the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted that unfettered carbon emissions could push sea level rise to 23 inches by 2100. With an average elevation of less than five feet, even a slight increase in sea level could make these islands inhabitable. The teal blue sea is swallowing them up. But not everyone experiences the ravages of climate change so overtly. Climate change denialism persists despite the overwhelming scientific consensus that it's real, and even those who recognize the reality often seem caught in the mental trap of thinking that the most serious impacts will be felt some place far away.