Contrails trap heat in the atmosphere, which in turn warms the planet. Private jets, already heavily scrutinized for high carbon emissions, represent a big part of the contrail problem.

It says that persistent contrail clouds disturb the atmosphere’s energy balance by preventing heat from escaping back into space. To address this, Google has joined forces with American Airlines in a ...

Feathery white lines of condensation left behind airplanes, known as contrails, add to warming the planet. A new study suggests artificial intelligence could dramatically reduce them.

Airlines have tamped down on carbon emissions by flying planes at higher altitudes. But this comes at a cost: the higher-flying aircraft are creating more contrails that last longer, worsening the ...

Contrails trap heat in the atmosphere, which in turn warms the planet. Private jets, already heavily scrutinized for high carbon emissions, represent a big part of the contrail problem.

Contrails form the easiest at altitudes where planes fly the most efficiently because the air is thin. But whether or not a plane makes contrails depends on a variety of factors, including ...

Daily Memo: Cut Contrails Before It’s Too Late, Research Study Says is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week ...

Contrails — those lines of wispy white clouds that follow some jets — may not be so harmless. Airlines and scientists are coming to a consensus that the water vapor ...

Condensation trails or contrails — the white, feathery lines behind airplanes — could have as big an impact on the climate as the aviation sector's CO2 emissions. Here's why and what we can do ...

Contrails—those cloudy tracks laid across the sky by jet planes—have a noteworthy effect on the local climate below, new research shows. A study recently published in the International Journal of ...

A plane that is producing contrails could immediately stop producing them if they were to fly slightly higher or lower. In fact, an altitude change of just a couple of thousand feet can make the ...