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Thanks to a proliferation of climate data, processed & interpreted with AI tools & new visualization methods, we can recognize new patterns in our relationship with our cities & our planet, predict extreme events or future hazards, & inform the hard work of climate adaptation & mitigation. Visualizing Climate Worlds brings together three projects that turn data into new ways of seeing - & living in - a changing planet.
The Better Planet Laboratory at CU Boulder uses satellite data, sensors, & AI to monitor global food & environmental systems, transforming planetary-scale information into early-warning & decision tools for a more resilient, equitable future. MIT's Urban Metabolism Environmental Research & Action Lab (UMERA) applies Material Flow Analysis & machine learning to 11,000+ cities worldwide, surfacing productive & sometimes unexpected climate sister-city networks & modeling how they converge on unique sustainability paths to 2050. And BEAM Studio's TIDELANDS 2100 draws on NOAA flood models & the oral histories of Rhode Island's coastal residents to build immersive VR worlds of adaptation in place.
Together they move from planetary monitoring to urban comparison to lived experience, asking: once we can model & see a changing planet, how do we choose to live in it?
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This event is part of Assembly, the main Swiss stage at Climate Week NYC 2026. As world leaders gather in Midtown Manhattan, Swissnex assembles Swiss & global voices - from private sector innovators & researchers to artists & policymakers - in the East Village for three days of communal climate thinking & action. Assembly speaks to deliberation & democracy - the idea that communities must collectively define their futures - as well as the ongoing, creative, improvisational process of constructing those futures from the pieces of our present.
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