The word contrail has appeared in three articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 19 in “Could Air Someday Power Your Flight? Airlines Are Betting on It” by Paige McClanahan:
Scientists have also found that contrails — the wispy, short-lived clouds that sometimes appear in an airplane’s wake — affect the planet’s temperature, perhaps even more so than the carbon dioxide they release. It all adds up to a complex picture, especially given that global demand for aviation is expected to double over the next 20 years.
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