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Since the beginning of the industrial revolution it has become increasingly evident that human activities can profoundly affect, and be affected by, the Earth’s climate. Global and regional climate models have reached high levels of complexity, with issues impacting a whole range of climate components such as the atmosphere, oceans, cryosphere, biosphere and chemosphere. Yet the human component, what can be called “anthroposphere”, is not always included in climate modelling.
The rapid increase in computing facilities now allows us to look at the two-way interactions between humans and the environment in increasingly realistic ways. Filippo Giorgi will explain why he believes that the inclusion of interactive humans in comprehensive climate models can be considered the next main frontier in Earth System modelling, based on this ability to manage and study huge datasets. The development of “populated climate models” will likely require the development of entirely innovative and interdisciplinary data gathering technologies and approaches, bringing together the physical Earth System science, human science and data science communities.
