SCOPE

Impacts from severe weather, wildfires, climate change, droughts and ecosystem changes

ABSTRACT

As our climate changes, severe weather events and related phenomena such as extreme droughts and extreme wildfire behavior are impacting a wide range of businesses, who need to manage the risks these events present. The earth system has complex processes on a wide range of length and time scales, which makes AI a critical tool to predict the impacts of these complex events on things like our energy infrastructure, agriculture, transportation and logistics.

CHALLENGE AREAS
 (by industry segments covered by the scope of Earth Systems)

• Power utilities
  – energy system management and optimization
  – generation and transmission
• Agricuture
  -management of crops to maximize yield
• Insurance
  -management of risks associated with natural disasters
• Civil Engineering
  -design of intelligent infrastructure

COMMON BUSINESS CHALLENGES

• Managing risks posed by severe weather events
• Optimizing operations by understanding current and upcoming conditions

ORGANIZING TEAM