New rainfall dataset enhances global monitoring of extreme weather

A new, UCSB-developed version of a world-leading rainfall data product guides drought early warning, disaster relief, index insurance applications and more.

 

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Giving AI geometric awareness allows it to better understand the world

Researchers at UCSB have developed new types of neural networks and training approaches that allow AI to learn fundamental geometric properties from its training data.

 

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Better land use and management could improve biodiversity, climate and economic development

Optimizing the way we use land can increase the return from both economic uses and ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration and conserving biodiversity.

 

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