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'Digital Earth' Could Help Predict Effects of Climate Change Scientists are building a digital model of the Earth that will act as an information system for better decision-making on development and environmental issues within the European Union. Mar. 9, 2021 A team of sci­en­tists and researchers from ETH Zurich University have cre­ated a high-pre­ci­sion vir­tual rep­re­sen­ta­tion of Earth to sim­u­late the effects of cli­mate change. Named Destination Earth, the so-called dig­i­tal twin of the planet will model the impacts of nat­ural and human activ­i­ties on the plane...

Scientists working to create an Earth within Earth > According to a report that highlights a recent experiment, scientists are attempting to develop a detailed digital twin of the Earth to project Earth’s future environmental issues through simulations and prevent them. The resulting data could help researchers and policymakers predict and plan disasters ahead of time, with timely decisions. “If you are planning a two-meter high dike in The Netherlands, for example, I can run through the data in my digital twin and check whether the dike will in all likelihood still protect against expect...

Mar 01, 2021 11:09 AM EST Computer scientists at ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich) are trying to create a detailed digital twin of our Big Blue Marble in a kind of pixelated cloning experiment intended to serve as a model of experiment for Earth's climatic changes. According to recent study in Nature Computational Science, the purpose here is for this replica planet to be used as a sounding board to simulate and project out the future of Earth environmental issues before they happen. This safeguard data could assist scientists and policymakers by giving them a more exact ale...

Credit: Getty Images Part of this endeavor will be the "Destination Earth" initiative beginning in mid-2021, where international climate scientists and computer scientists will join forces for a ten-year study employing an evolving digital model of Earth that will map extreme climate events unfolding in space and time. "If you are planning a two-metre high dike in The Netherlands, for example, I can run through the data in my digital twin and check whether the dike will in all likelihood still protect against expected extreme events in 2050," says Peter Bauer, deputy director for Research at...

A digital twin of our planet is to simulate the Earth system in future. It is intended to support policy-makers in taking appropriate measures to better prepare for extreme events. A new strategy paper by European scientists and ETH Zurich computer scientists shows how this can be achieved. A digital twin of the Earth is to simulate the Earth system comprehensively and at high resolution and serve, for example, as a basis for guiding adaptation measures to climate change. (ESA) To become climate neutral by 2050, the European Union launched two ambitious programmes:  "Green Deal" and "Digital...