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MIT has a new plan to reduce climate-warming airplane contrails - Earth.com
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (870+ words) High above the ground, thin white streaks called contrails sometimes often trail airplanes, quietly altering how heat moves through the atmosphere. According to scientists, airplane contrails may play a much larger role in aviation's climate impact than most people realize....
Snowfall pattern discovered that could change forecasting forever
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (745+ words) Snow shapes the rhythm of life across the Western United States. It feeds rivers, supports winter travel, and draws people to high slopes each year. Yet the same snow creates uncertainty because storms change from ridge to ridge. Forecast teams…...
Hidden in the clouds: The surprising origins of contrails
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (832+ words) For years, efforts to make air travel more climate friendly have focused on avoiding the clear, ice-supersaturated layers where contrails are known to form and linger. A recent study provides new insights into the science behind contrails. More than four…...
Your flight's climate cost is much higher than you think
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (860+ words) Most flight calculators make it sound simple: plug in your route, get a carbon number, and move on. But researchers say that's an incomplete " and often misleading " picture. Researchers at the University of Surrey's Centre for Environment and Sustainability have…...
AI prediction model is a major breakthrough in weather forecasting
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (1079+ words) Rodielon Putol is a seasoned technology enthusiast and writer with a fervent interest in exploring the intersection of innovation and society. His passion for writing blossomed during his undergraduate years, where he contributed articles to various tech blogs and forums....