Still Waters Posted April 19, 2010 #1 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Temperatures in Europe could rise as a result of planes being grounded across the continent, according to research.A study conducted after commercial flights were grounded for three days following the September 11 terror attacks found the average daily temperature range in the U.S. rose markedly - exceeding the three-day periods before and after by 1.8c. Scientists claimed this showed that clouds formed by the water vapour in the exhaust from jet planes have a small but significant effect on daily temperatures. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B. Posted April 19, 2010 #2 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I'll let Mattshark handle this one. He and I had a short conversation on the possibility of artificially inducing clouds as an anti-GCC measure. I'm not quite sure we came to any conclusions, but he'd know a bit more of the science than I would. I will say, if this study they mentioned is accurate, it does look up for the notion of generating clouds as global coolants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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