Scientists and researchers are preparing a new project to closely monitor and prevent the effects of climate change. Within the scope of this project, a ‘digital twin of the planet’ called Digital Twin Earth will be created. It takes high-end AI algorithms and powerful supercomputers to create a digital twin of Earth. Continuing to work on these technologies, the European Space Agency (ESA) and its partners also continue to collect data about the Earth with images taken from satellites.
The aim of the project, which was first introduced in 2020; To create models of the future effects of natural and human-induced activities on the planet on the planet. The models created will be able to reveal the chain effects of the activities that occur. E.g; When a return to ‘clean energy sources’ is made in any region of the world, a simulation of the changes in the greenhouse gas emission rate of that region can be created. The direct effects of this change in the emission rate on sea level rise can also be modeled.
Antarctica’s digital twin has already been created:
ESA and his team stated that they started the ‘digital twin’ project small at the PhiWeek event held between 11-15 October. Speaking in ESA’s press release, Edinburgh University scientist Noel Gournmelen announced that they “created the digital twin of Antarctica”. It is predicted that the created digital twin will provide great help to researchers in tracking the melting of glaciers. It has been calculated that if the entire Antarctic ice sheet, which contains 60% of the fresh water on Earth, melts, there will be an increase of 58 meters in the ocean level. This is a disaster for humanity.
Scientists aim to gain knowledge in each field separately by creating models such as ‘Digital Oceans Twin, Digital Food Twin, Digital Forest Twin’ in order to examine the Earth from different aspects. These models are planned to be made in a way that can be understood by the society. Thus, the latest data on the effects of climate change can be observed by everyone.
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