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Google and the UK government are looking to remove aircraft contrails using AI

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A £5 million trial is examining whether AI can assist in the reduction or removal of contrails from aircraftContrails appear when the exhaust from aircraft engines hits the cold, high-altitude air, which creates ice crystalsAlso known as vapour trails, contrails are believed to contribute to climate changeGoogle, the Met Office, and the UK Government are cooperating with NATS (formerly National Air Traffic Services) and the University of Cambrid…

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For decades they have searched the sky with their nose all the way up, photographing the white grids left by the airliners and feeding one of the longest and most stainless metropolitan legends of the Internet era: the theory of chemical skies (chemtrails). According to the most fierce conspiracyists, those long stripes in the sky would not be just water vapor, but [...] The article "Chemical trails increase climate warming, ready to fight them …

·Rome, Italy
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Google drives a British consortium to limit pollution with the help of Ai: modifying (by little) aircraft routes in less humid areas flights become more sustainable

·Milan, Italy
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The white drags left by the aircraft will be followed very closely over the North Atlantic. The UK and Google launch "Operation Blue Skies", an experiment to check if it is possible to limit their climate impact with some altitude adjustments.

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Tech Radar broke the news in Bath, United Kingdom on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
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