{"id":28914,"date":"2021-11-18T14:59:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T19:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=28914"},"modified":"2021-11-18T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:03:53","slug":"reshma-kosaraju-children-climate-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/reshma-kosaraju-children-climate-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"This Indian American Wins Children\u2019s Climate Prize for Her Innovative Project on Predicting Forest Fires"},"content":{"rendered":"
Needless to say climate emergency is a dire threat to the planet and life on it.<\/strong> In view of climate emergency affecting the planet like a slow poison, Indian-origin Reshma Kosaraju\u2019s AI device that can predict when and where forest fires may happen is the next big thing in the pursuit of saving the existence of life on earth. Forest fire, a deadly manifestation of climate emergency, seems a clarion call for nature\u2019s war against the human civilization.<\/p>\n Reshma Kosaraju, a 15-year-old Indian American, won the Children\u2019s Climate Prize, on November 8, for her futuristic project, AI against Forest Fires. Institutionalized in 2016, the Children\u2019s Climate Prize is awarded to a student in the age group of 12 to 17 for his\/her extraordinary innovation that can help save life on the planet. Selected among hundreds of young minds from 32 countries, Reshma received a medal, a diploma certificate and a SEK 100,000 ($11,355).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n