Google's AI-powered tools combat extreme heat and climate change.
Google has launched a set of online tools to help civil servants and community organizers combat climate change-induced extreme heat. The tools include extreme heat alerts, Tree Canopy, which uses AI and aerial imagery to help cities understand their current tree coverage and plan urban forestry initiatives, and an AI to plan the installation of "cool roofs" that reflect heat from the sun. The program will be expanding to nearly 350 cities around the world.