Climate and Earth Physics News Explained for Pupils

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Week beginning 13 July 2026

Why AI data centres use so much electricity

AI is rapidly increasing data-centre demand, but the physics is clearer than the headlines: electrical power runs the processors, and nearly all of that energy ultimately has to leave the building as heat.

Energy Engineering Climate/Earth 12 min

Tiny infrared chip could spot heat leaks and gases more clearly

MIT researchers have made a chip-based infrared device whose tiny pixels can be controlled independently, potentially helping compact cameras detect heat leaks, gases and atmospheric pollutants.

Materials Engineering Climate/Earth 10 min

Week beginning 6 July 2026

AI helps physics models predict rare extreme heatwaves

Researchers have combined fast AI weather forecasts with physics-based climate modelling so rare, dangerous heatwaves can be sampled more efficiently and studied with better statistics.

Climate/Earth Energy Engineering 11 min

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