Aircraft Exhaust Clouds Impact Climate

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Airplane contrails are a tricky, and surprising, contributor to global warming

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Condensation trails, or contrails, created by aircraft exhaust fumes trap heat in the atmosphere.

Researchers from Imperial College London analyzed satellite data on more than 64,000 contrails from a range of aircraft flying over the North Atlantic .

Modern aircraft are designed to fly at altitudes above 38,000 feet ( about 12 kilometers ) to reduce carbon emissions.

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