AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti'

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A £5m UK trial called Operation Blue Skies will use AI to predict and help planes avoid forming climate-warming contrails over the North Atlantic, aiming to reduce aviation's environmental impact. Google, the UK government, Met Office, NATS, and researchers collaborate to forecast contrail-prone areas using satellite and flight data, enabling air traffic controllers to guide flights accordingly.

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