"A contrail could form and then just dissipate, but the contrails that persist can be very warming," Jill Blickstein, vice president of sustainability at American Airlines, said. The airline ...

Contrails are an instant visual reminder of air travel, and a source of much controversy in recent decades. Put aside the overblown conspiracies, though, and there are some genuine scientific ...

Contrails are created by jet engines cruising at altitude. Is it a cause for worry? Not in the way you might think. If you live under a popular plane route, you're probably no stranger to long ...

But this comes at a cost: the higher-flying aircraft are creating more contrails that last longer, worsening the industry's ...

But this comes at a cost: the higher-flying aircraft are creating more contrails that last longer, worsening the industry's impact on climate change, a new study found. "This doesn't mean that ...

Case in point: contrails, those wispy white lines that trail some airplanes flying high in the sky. Contrails, short for condensation trails, are produced when exhaust from jets mixes with water ...

Ever wondered about those white streaks trailing planes across the sky? Experts explain how these contrails form and what every traveler should know about their impact on our planet. If you’ve ...

Ever wondered about those white streaks trailing planes across the sky? Experts explain how these contrails form and what every traveler should know about their impact on our planet. If you’ve ...

One is significantly larger than the other. "Chemtrail vs contrail and the moon as a witness to the sickness," reads the post's caption. It also includes the hashtags "#chemtrailawareness" and "# ...

Condensation trails, or contrails for short, are not simply exhaust, like you might see from a car tailpipe (though they’re similar). And no, they’re also definitely not “chemtrails.” ...

Languages: English. 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 ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government should pursue a national research agenda to enhance understanding of contrails and investigate potential strategies for mitigating their contributions to ...