SANTA CLARA — Today, at the GTC conference, NVIDIA introduced Earth-2, a groundbreaking cloud platform aimed at revolutionizing climate simulation and visualization. Earth-2’s innovative cloud APIs, part of the NVIDIA CUDA-X™ microservices, offer users the ability to create AI-powered simulations with unprecedented detail and speed, ranging from global atmospheric patterns to local weather phenomena like typhoons and turbulence. Leveraging the power of NVIDIA DGX Cloud™, these APIs enable real-time delivery of high-resolution simulations, enhancing our ability to understand and respond to extreme weather events driven by climate change.

Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, highlighted the urgency of addressing climate-related challenges, stating, “Climate disasters are now normal — historic droughts, catastrophic hurricanes and generational floods appear in the news with alarming frequency.” Earth-2 aims to provide tools to better prepare for and mitigate the impacts of such events.

A key feature of Earth-2 is its use of generative AI models, including the innovative CorrDiff model, which generates highly detailed images 1,000 times faster and 3,000 times more energy efficiently than current models. These models correct inaccuracies in forecasts and provide critical metrics for decision-making, enhancing the precision of weather predictions.

Early adopters of Earth-2 APIs include influential organizations such as the Central Weather Administration of Taiwan, which plans to utilize diffusion models to improve the accuracy of typhoon forecasts and minimize the impact of these storms on critical infrastructure and human lives. Similarly, The Weather Company intends to integrate Earth-2 APIs into its Weatherverse tools, enabling customers to visualize the impact of weather conditions in unprecedented detail.

Earth-2’s integration with NVIDIA Omniverse™ further enhances its capabilities, allowing for the development of 3D workflows and applications to better analyze and simulate weather-related phenomena. Weather analytics platforms like Spire and Meteomatics, as well as startups such as Tomorrow.io and ClimaSens, are among the early adopters exploring new solutions for climate tech applications using Earth-2 APIs.

Powered by NVIDIA DGX Cloud, Earth-2 represents a significant advancement in climate and weather solutions, offering full-stack acceleration for a range of models and simulations. With its ability to simulate and visualize global climate patterns at unparalleled speed and scale, Earth-2 holds the promise of revolutionizing our understanding of climate dynamics and improving our resilience to extreme weather events.