Mark Altaweel
Urban Tree Canopy Affects How Heat Stress Impacts Residents
Mark Altaweel
Minority and low-income neighborhoods have 11% fewer trees, are 1.5°C hotter, and have 14% more impervious surfaces than wealthier, whiter areas.
Forecasting Phytoclimates
Mark Altaweel
A study of 135,153 vascular plant species predicts that by 2070, 33-68% of land on Earth will experience significant phytoclimate changes.
Human-Driven Extinction of Birds
Mark Altaweel
Researchers using models and historical records estimate that up to 11% of all bird species have gone extinct since the Late Pleistocene.
Weather Forecasting Using Artificial Intelligence
Mark Altaweel
GraphCast is a Google DeepMind effort that uses deep learning to improve medium-range weather forecasting.
How Sea Level Rise Will Affect Salt Marshes
Mark Altaweel
Researchers have calculated that about 90 percent of salt marshes are under threat from rising sea levels predicted to occur by the year 2100.