4AI, CLIMATE, AND CONFLICTTHE ROLE OF DATA SCIENCE IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINING PEACE

DOI: 10.1201/9781003359982-5

Climate change is widely recognized as the paramount crisis of our era and the most pressing challenge humanity faces today. It has resulted in a gradual increase in temperature, rising sea levels, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, land and forest degradation, and salination. According to the World Meteorological Organization in 2021, the frequency of natural disasters stemming from weather, climate, and water extremes has increased fivefold from 1970 to 2019, accounting for half of all natural disasters during that period. Of the 10 costliest natural disasters in history, seven have occurred since 2000, and all were ...

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