The sky is still above me here in Missouri as in Virginia. It makes me look up. I intended to wade into the pros and cons of contrails here. Sometimes there is just not enough of whatever it takes to come back down from up there and tell the story. This is one of those times.
There are ample resources below that should bring you up to speed on the what, why and when of “condensation trails.” Now go do your homework!
(I’ve supplied a little help below . . .)
- How to explain the segmented appearance of contrails? – You.com | AI for workplace productivity
- Laying Down the Line – IFR Magazine
- Notes on the Subject of Contrails – Orion Magazine
- The Complex Dance of Contrails: Understanding Divergence and Convergence – Our Planet Today
- How Airplane Contrails Are Helping Make the Planet Warmer – Yale E360
- How Contrails Form | Boldmethod
- The opposite of contrails – Contrail Science
– Fred First is an author, naturalist, photographer watching Nature under siege since the first Earth Day. Cautiously hopeful. Writing to think it through. Thanks for joining me. Subscribe to My Substack HERE