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July, 2026
Julia Armstrong D’Agnese Featured in Women in Cloud’s #FoundHerWorld Campaign
Earth Knowledge CEO and co-founder Julia Armstrong D’Agnese has been featured in #FoundHerWorld, Women in Cloud’s global campaign spotlighting women founders shaping the AI-powered economy.
It’s designed to unlock $1B in economic access for women tech founders by 2030.
Julia’s spotlight story, “Empowering Exceptional Decision-Making for a Changing Planet,” highlights the problem Earth Knowledge was built to solve.
As Julia put it: “$44 trillion of our global economy depends on our natural world, which is rapidly changing. Yet most leaders navigate this with fragmented data.
“We built an Integrated Planetary Intelligence® platform that delivers the most comprehensive actionable analytics to mitigate risk and maximize opportunity.”
#FoundHerWorld was created to help women founders convert visibility into economic access. The campaign connects founders with potential customers, investors, partners, resources, and opportunities to scale.
Read her story here.
May, 2026
Dr. Don Wuebbles Featured in National Geographic
Earth Knowledge Director of Climate Science Dr. Don Wuebbles was featured this month in a National Geographic story on the Great Lakes. In the piece, Wuebbles discusses how rising temperatures, declining ice cover, and changing water levels are reshaping the region’s ecosystems. At Earth Knowledge, Wuebbles, who shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, brings this deep expertise to climate forecasting and analysis that help organizations better understand and prepare for a changing world. Read it here.
April, 2026
We're proud to share that Earth Knowledge CEO Julia Armstrong D'Agnese has been named a 2026 Catalyst for “rewriting the rules of supply chain, sustainability, and systems thinking.”
This recognition comes from Women of the Revolution, a global recognition program founded by Sheri R Hinish, the Supply Chain Queen®.
Hinish created the Catalyst Class of 2026 to put Armstrong D’Agnese and others “in the historical record of an industry undergoing one of the most consequential transformations of our time.”
Supply chain leaders are navigating a great deal in today’s fast-changing world, including geopolitical instability, aging infrastructure, and extreme weather.
In 2026, growing extreme weather events are likely to affect many industries, including food and agriculture, pharmaceuticals, skincare, and biofuels.
Knowing what’s coming and having time to act on it makes all the difference in managing risk.
That’s what Earth Knowledge does.
Our Integrated Planetary Intelligence® platform, delivered in partnership with Microsoft, gives leaders:
✔️ Reliable foresight into what impacts to expect from weather, climate, and nature changes days to decades into the future.
✔️ Actionable insights to help leaders protect their people, operations, supply chains, and investments.
“I’m very grateful to Sheri Hinish, who has done so much to advance supply chains—and honored to receive this recognition on behalf of the extraordinary team of experts at Earth Knowledge,” Armstrong D’Agnese said.
New Report from Earth Knowledge Advisor:
Crop Resilience is Declining. Foresight Can Change That
Row crops like corn and soybeans are a $100 billion business annually, with significant implications for food and ag, insurance, and countless other industries.
They are also the backbone of
✔️ Livestock feed systems, ✔️ Processed food ingredients, and ✔️ Many other supply chains.
But across Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa, resilience in 7 key crops (corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum, alfalfa, barley, and silage) is trending in the wrong direction, according to a new analysis by Earth Knowledge Advisor Dave Gustafson, Ph.D. (Link in comments.)
Based on this finding, Gustafson, who has 30 years of experience in the food and ag industry, calls for renewed focus and stronger incentives for resilience-building practices, including greater crop diversity and rotations, conservation tillage, and cover crops.
Better foresight is also key.
Leaders can make decisions that strengthen resilience when they are armed with the foresight to anticipate disruptions from:
🌡️ Extreme heat 🌊 Flooding 💧Water stress 🌵Drought 🔥 Wildfires ⛈️ Extreme storms
The Earth Knowledge team uses its unique Integrated Planetary Intelligence® platform to analyze changes in weather, climate, and natural systems—ranging from days to decades into the future.
This helps provide leaders with the foresight they need to minimize costs and increase opportunities in a changing world.
Earth Knowledge clients range from Fortune 500 companies to the State of California, the world's 4th-largest economy, and one of the most important specialty crop regions.
What difference could that kind of foresight make for your season and five- to ten-year annual plans?
Dr. Don Wuebbles Honored—Again
We have another reason to celebrate Dr. Don Wuebbles!
Last month, Earth Knowledge Director of Climate Science Dr. Wuebbles was honored as one of only 32 scholars inaugurated into a new global intellectual platform, Koinon, established by the Academy of Athens.
Oh, yes, our Don also:
✔️ Is part of the IPCC team awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for its work on climate science
✔️ Served as assistant director, Office of Science & Technology, Executive Office of the President under President Obama, and
✔️ Is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois.
At Earth Knowledge, Dr. Wuebbles’ leadership strengthens our ability to turn rigorous climate, weather, and Earth systems science into actionable insights for leaders, helping them reduce risk and increase resilience in a changing world.
With the growing frequency of extreme weather events impacting operations, supply chains, and investments, how is trustworthy foresight shaping your decision-making?
March, 2026
February, 2026
The Business Case for Climate Resilience
Climate resilience shapes operational and capital decisions—or at least, it should.
In “The Business Case for Climate Resilience”, Earth Knowledge Advisor Benjamin DeAngelo and coauthor Gwyneth Fries write that research consistently shows that the cost of adaptation is significantly lower than the cost of being caught unprepared.
DeAngelo, who previously served as Director of the Office of Climate Adaptation and Sustainability at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Fries note that:
✔️ Investing $1.8 trillion in adaptation could generate more than $7 trillion in net benefits by 2030, according to the Global Commission on Adaptation.
✔️ Resilient infrastructure can deliver up to $10 in savings for every $1 invested, according to the World Resources Institute.
✔️ For every $1 invested in adaptation and resilience, J.P. Morgan reports returns ranging from $2 to $43.
✔️ The world’s 1,200 largest publicly traded companies could face up to $1.2 trillion in annual climate-related infrastructure costs by 2050, according to S&P Global.
At Earth Knowledge, we provide leaders with the foresight to make decisions that reduce risk, increase resilience, and identify new opportunities in a changing world.
If climate, nature, and Earth systems change foresight were embedded in your organization, what could that do for your operations, supply chains, and investments?
January, 2026
Earth Knowledge Expands Its “A Team” of Experts
Earth Knowledge is entering 2026 with a significantly expanded “A team” of experts committed to empowering leaders with the knowledge they need to safeguard lives, infrastructure, supply chains, and more.
To help organizations and communities be more resilient in the face of extreme weather and growing nature and climate change risks, this team is committed to delivering ongoing:
Trustworthy knowledge,
Integrated climate, weather, and earth systems data, and
Actionable insights
Meet the leaders advancing the predictive capacity businesses and communities need to anticipate risk early enough to act.
December, 2025
Earth Knowledge President Speaks at Sustainable Finance Live in London
How can we accelerate the development of future-proof infrastructure systems that can withstand rapid climate and nature change?
That was the question at the heart of this year’s Sustainable Finance Live, and one Earth Knowledge President Frank D'Agnese was on-hand to address in a main stage special showcase: Art of the Possible.
Moderated by Richard Peers, Sustainable Finance Advisor at Earth Knowledge, the session explored the year-long life cycle of a large infrastructure project, highlighting how data and AI can accelerate planning while maintaining rigorous environmental and social standards.
Frank shared how Earth Knowledge's integrated planetary intelligence platform helps organizations mitigate risks and uncover competitive advantages early in the planning process—when the right insights can make the most significant difference.
November, 2025
Earth Knowledge Selected as One of 10 Big Ideas to Transform Supply Chains
“This 28-minute conversation will fundamentally change how you think about supply chain resilience and planetary dependencies,” says Sheri R. Hinish, host of the popular podcast, Supply Chain Revolution® .
Hinish was speaking about her recent conversation with Julia Armstrong D’Agnese, CEO of Earth Knowledge—and one of Supply Chain Revolution’s 10 Big Ideas.
Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters are now striking every few weeks—a clear signal that business leaders need better intelligence to manage risk and seize opportunity in a rapidly changing world.
Fortune 500 companies that turn to Earth Knowledge are beginning to recognize that this kind of insight isn’t just important for compliance and reporting.
“They are telling us that we need this across the departments,” Julia said. “We need it for risk management, for site acquisition and site selection, for business continuity, and for supply chain management.”
As Hinish put it, “The companies winning right now understand something fundamental: “$44 trillion of economic value—over half of global GDP—depends on nature’s services.”
This makes knowledge about our changing Earth the new competitive advantage.
🎧 Listen here.
October, 2025
“The Future Will Be Built on Earth Knowledge,” says Oxygen Conservation CEO
“Oil built empires. Data built Silicon Valley. The future will be built on Earth Knowledge,” Oxygen Conservation CEO Rich Stockdale, Ph.D., wrote after a recent podcast conversation with Julia Armstrong D’Agnese, CEO of Earth Knowledge.
Speaking on the Oxygen Conservation podcast, Julia explained, “We're integrating massive information about the planet and continually providing forecasts (from daily to decadal) of where operational, supply chain investment risks are around the globe.”
That, she added, is changing how business and government leaders mitigate risk and optimize opportunity.
“Insurance, finance, energy, agriculture—every sector lives or dies by the risks Julia and her team model,” Stockdale said.
🎧 Listen here.
September, 2025
Earth Knowledge Co-Directors of Earth System Modeling, Drs. Alan and Lorrie Flint’s journal article “Characterizing Soil and Bedrock Water Use of Native California Vegetation”
August, 2025
Earth Knowledge Recognized in SAP Podcast: The Future of Supply Chain
MarySue Barrett of the Women’s Leadership Center at Williams Bay, EY’s Regenia R. Sanders, Richard Howells, VP SAP, explore how automation, collaboration, and smart technology can drive efficiency, scalability, and sustainability without compromise. The challenges we’re facing are huge: soaring sustainability targets, geopolitical pressure on critical minerals like lithium and cobalt, and the high energy demands of AI itself.
This podcast episode explores the complex relationship between AI and sustainability in supply chains. Experts MarySue Barrett and Regenia Sanders highlight AI's potential to optimize operations, improve climate monitoring, and support decarbonization, while also addressing AI’s significant energy, water, and mineral consumption.
They discuss strategies for responsible AI governance, transparency, and cross-industry collaboration. The conversation emphasizes the growing importance of supply chain visibility, sustainable technology innovation, federal advocacy, and supplier engagement. Earth Knowledge Forecasts are recognized as a value tool for supply chain risk mitigation. Highlighting the Women’s Leadership Center’s role in empowering female leaders, the episode encourages thoughtful AI adoption as a powerful tool to balance business growth with environmental responsibility.
July, 2025
Earth Knowledge’s Don Wuebbles leads Great Lakes Climate Change Assessment Update
July, 2025
Earth Knowledge Expertise in the Women’s Leadership Center/Lincoln Roads Bold White Paper on “Balancing the Benefits of AI and the Health of the Planet”
As a GeoAI company, Earth Knowledge is excited to expand our impact through AI, however we need to be “Balancing the Benefits of AI & the Health of Our Planet” - exactly the Topic of the recently released Bold Ideas white paper led by the Women's Leadership Center at Williams Bay/Lincoln Road incorporating Earth Knowledge CEO, Julia Armstrong D'Agnese, expertise along with experts from AWESOMELeaders.org, Microsoft, EY, Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., Google and others.
June, 2025
Earth Knowledge Leadership in Global Sustainability, Research and Innovation Congress
Earth Knowledge was part of an inspiring week in Chicago inJune, joining world-renowned leaders in economics, climate science, sustainable development, and more at the Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress.
Earth Knowledge's Director Climate Science, Don Wuebbles was one of the SRI leaders and Earth Knowledge provided a key Panel discussion with Don, legendary Meterologist Tom Skilling of WGN-TV, Microsoft's Sustainability Leader Rosa Chang Claro and Earth Knowledge President/CTO Frank D'Agnese with Fraser Wyatt, SVP Strategic Industries, on “Leverage innovative development in weather/climate modeling to improve sustainable operations and climate resilience.” We are honored to have Tom Skilling's involvement and wisdom that he brings to Earth Knowledge.
Earth Knowledge also was honored to have Frank D'Agnese and Julia Armstrong D'Agnese join their partner, Greenleaf Advisors, LLC Panel on “Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions for Climate, Water, Energy and Natural Resources” with John Andersen, Katie DeMuro, and Francine van den Brandeler of Greenleaf and David Braun of Intelligent Generation.
This year’s event featured a dynamic lineup of bold thinkers and transformative change-makers, all focused on exploring pathways to sustainability and real-world solutions to our planet's most urgent challenges.
⚡ Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist, The The Nature Conservancy Conservancy ⚡ Don Wuebbles, Earth Knowledge Director of Climate Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Emeritus Professon ⚡ Jeremy Rifkin, Economic Philosopher, Author, and President of TIR Consulting Group LLC ⚡JC Kibby, Climate Advisor for State of Illinios ⚡Film by Sibylle Szaggars Redford with Robert Redford's very important NGO “Way of the Rain” - special thank you to their Board Chair, Gail Sturm, and Carla Knorowski, Ph.D.
May, 2025
Environmental Energy Leader interviews Earth Knowledge’s Dr. Don Wuebbles on “Climate Change Demands Immediate Action”
Don Wuebbles, Earth Knowledge Director for Climate Science, interviewed by Environmental Energy Leader, on “Climate Change Demands Immediate Action.” Don leads the upcoming Sustainable, Research and Innovation Congress in Chicago June 2025.
November, 2024
Earth Knowledge on Microsoft Tech Community Blog
October, 2024
Nasdaq Announcement of Earth Knowledge Cities 7500
Nasdaq announced Earth Knowledge Cities 7500 in their Q3 Data Product Digest which introduces to their 800,000 users and past users new data products that they want to highlight which have been onboarded in the last quarter: “Nasdaq Investment Intelligence”
Duncan Houston, Nasdaq Director of Partnerships shared “A great example of the collaboration Nasdaq has with our ESG partners like Earth Knowledge. Thanks to Julia Armstrong D'Agnese and her team for working on this product https://lnkd.in/gnbRRJ68 to get it into the hands of our clients.”
Nasdaq selected Earth Knowledge’s highly authoritative science-based data as one of their leading climate and nature risk providers on their exclusive Nasdaq Data Link.
Earth Knowledge CEO Presents at AI & Sustainability Leadership Preparedness Summit with EY, Microsoft and Women in Cloud
September, 2024
Mastersfund Portfolio Company Spotlight: Earth Knowledge
Mastersfund interviewed Earth Knowledge CEO, Julia Armstrong D'Agnese, to showcase Earth Knowledge as one of their portfolio companies to share this with their network and investors. Mastersfund is building a $100M fund to invest in world-class start-ups and early-stage companies that are women-led, transforming the global investment and corporate leadership landscape. Mastersfund has invested in Earth Knowledge and their Managing Partner, Gillian Muessig, is an Earth Knowledge Advisor.
August, 2024
FemTech World interviewed Earth Knowledge CEO, Julia Armstrong D’Agnese, Empowering Allies in Tech is the Pathway to a Brighter Future
July, 2024
Earth Knowledge CEO Awarded B2B Women Tech Entrepreneur of the Year
From over 200 nominees, Women in Cloud selected Earth Knowledge CEO, Julia Armstrong D’Agnese, as B2B Women Tech Entrepreneur of the Year, alongside other award winners from Microsoft, Accenture, London Stock Exchange and Boeing.
This is the 4th year of Women in Cloud’s #empowHERaccess Prestige Awards committed to “driving $1B in new economic access to create a future where economic access is not an aspiration, but the industry standard.”
Earth Knowledge Climate Team co-developed STAR-ESDM model and approach setting a new gold standard for climate downscaling.
Earth Knowledge highlighted in #1 Sustainable Business new release, “ESG Mindset” by Matt Sekol
Author Matt Sekol of the # Sustainable Business new release, highlighted Earth Knowledge’s capabilities to help companies assess and mitigate climate risk through the Earth Knowledge Twin.
*“Building these Technology-based planetary insights is what a company called Earth Knowledge does with hundreds of petabytes of data. It has effectively created a digital twin of the Earth to uncover long-term risk across several climate indicators. *
Using the models, a hotel management company might learn that three of the managed properties in California are at high risk of wildfires. From that digital insight, the company could further explore ways to adapt the land around the property for that risk through landscaping, plant cover, or other options.
In this way the digital translates back into the physical world, helping the company plan for long-term resilience.”