Night Flights Twice as Bad for Environment
Study
A nationwide ban on night flights would significantly reduce the aviation industry's impact on the climate, a new study shows. Scientists have found that the warming effect of aircraft is much greater when they fly in the dark, because of the effects of the condensation trails (contrails) they leave.
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/061506EC.shtml
A nationwide ban on night flights would significantly reduce the aviation industry's impact on the climate, a new study shows. Scientists have found that the warming effect of aircraft is much greater when they fly in the dark, because of the effects of the condensation trails (contrails) they leave.
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/061506EC.shtml
rudkla - 16. Jun, 10:47
