Contrails — the white line-shaped clouds left behind by planes — pose a particular problem as they are able to trap heat. Julian Stratenschulte/dpa Passenger aircraft contribute significantly to ...

These wispy man-made clouds have fascinated humans for a century, but what actually are they? In 1915, around 12 years after the world's first controlled powered flight, Austrian physicist Robert ...

If you look up at the sky on a clear sunny day, chances are you'll see fluffy white trails left behind by airplanes. Contrails are largely made of water vapour that comes out of aircraft engine ...

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "Watching the Ag Committee debate contrails is like watching an Adam Rose construction accident ...

Modern aircraft are producing longer-lasting contrails that warm the planet faster than those created by older aircraft, presenting a "double whammy" for the aviation industry's carbon reduction ...

Contrails in the blue sky remind us of daily air traffic – and its impact on the climate. However, the effect of contrails on the climate is still only partially understood. It is assumed that they ...

Matthias Tesche received funding from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) to pursue this research. You don’t have to live near an airport to be familiar with condensation trails, or ...

Contrails in the blue sky remind us of daily air traffic—and its impact on the climate. However, the effect of contrails on ...

Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails than older aircraft, a new study has found. Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create ...

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Aircraft-engine emissions are mostly composed of carbon dioxide, water vapour, nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides and aerosol particles. As well as the direct effect that these emissions have on climate, ...