University of Manchester Uses NVIDIA Earth-2 to Forecast Air Pollution Across the UK
Article image or reusable cover for NVIDIA
Researchers at the University of Manchester are using NVIDIA Earth-2, an AI model originally developed for weather forecasting, to predict air pollution across the United Kingdom.
Air pollution causes approximately 30,000 deaths annually in the UK, but traditional chemistry-based models are too slow and expensive for detailed forecasts. The team trained the Earth-2 CorrDiff model on Isambard-AI, the UK's national AI supercomputer, in just two days using a year's worth of air pollution data. The model can now run on a smaller desktop computer (DGX Spark) and be used to create future scenarios, alert healthcare providers about high pollution levels, or respond to events like wildfires.
Air pollution is a serious public health risk, contributing to an estimated 30,000 deaths in the U.K. alone last year.
Vibekollen prepared this summary with AI from the original publication. The content belongs to NVIDIA.
More to read
Lumaril, which develops AI software for optimizing industrial production by connecting to existing control systems, raised a $66M Series A at a $400M valuation
Techmeme 3 h ago
DeepSeek open sources Super-Agent as a research prototype, a proactive coding agent it says can monitor group chats for coding issues and suggest solutions
Techmeme 4 h ago
Insurance software maker Guidewire agrees to acquire Hyperexponential, which makes AI-powered insurance underwriting and pricing software, for $1.7B in cash
Techmeme 4 h ago
One word for AI agents in 2027
Nate Herk 8 h ago