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UK puts Google AI on the flight path to fewer contrails

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UK puts Google AI on the flight path to fewer contrails
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Britain is putting Google AI in the flight-planning loop to see whether airliners can dodge the patches of sky where their vapor trails are most likely to stick around and warm the planet. The UK government is backing a trial to predict where persistent contrails will form over the North Atlantic and help participating aircraft avoid those areas by adjusting their routes or altitude. The Department for Transport is putting £2.6 million into the 30-month project, which will combine Met Office wea

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