Monitoring air quality through low-cost sensor use in South Africa

In thinking about air pollution, one is almost immediately transported to a place of thick smoke
and fog – called smog. Such images pervaded the media in Asia, where people were often seen
walking around with masks.

PLANET4HEALTH participated at the European Geosciences Union (#EGU) General Assembly 2024!

The PLANET4HEALTH project proudly showcased its expertise at the European Geosciences Union (#EGU) General Assembly 2024, as our esteemed partner Suzana Blesic from the Institute for Medical Research co-convened a session focused on real-time forecasting for climate and environmental hazards. This session delved into the critical importance of accurate forecasting, emphasizing its potential to significantly impact various sectors, including agriculture, infrastructure, health, and socio-economic areas. By employing a multidisciplinary approach, the session explored concepts from complex systems sciences, offering insights into scaling, universality, complex network analysis, and physics-informed machine learning.