contrails

Contrails are condensation trails formed when aircraft fly through cold, humid air, trapping atmospheric heat and contributing to aviation's climate impact.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news as Google and the UK are collaborating to use AI to steer planes around them to reduce climate impact.

Latest on contrails

• Google and the UK will steer planes around contrails over the Atlantic
• UK puts Google AI on the flight path to fewer contrails
• Condensation trails, or contrails, formed when aircraft flew through cold, humid patches of air, trapping atmospheric heat and accounting for roughly one-third of aviation's climate impact, Kemal Armada, product manager for climate and AI at Google, said on

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