Upbeat280 students, 60 hours, 47 climate fixes: satellite flood alerts for farmers take the top prize
More than 280 university and vocational students from Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, and the European Union spent 60 hours online building working climate solutions — 47 prototypes in all — in the EU's first regional climate hackathon, Climate Hack-tion. The winning idea uses satellite data to send farmers flood alerts in time to protect crops and stock. Other teams tackled extreme heat, waste, food security, and resilient cities, all aimed at the priorities of the COP31 climate talks. The winners were announced on 12 October by the EU's ambassadors to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific.
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