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The document discusses the environmental impacts of emissions from airplane vapor trails, also known as contrails. It notes that the 35 million commercial airline flights each year produce a lot of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases. Vapor trails are particularly problematic when they form at high altitudes where airplanes fly, as this thin air allows thick smoke to linger. Studies show vapor trails can contribute up to 8% of global warming, and as much as 20% of warming over the Arctic. Reducing the amount of soot in vapor trails could help lessen their impacts and may even help cool the earth by preventing the formation of cirrus clouds. However, politicians are often reluctant to introduce taxes on airlines that could reduce emissions.
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Emissions
- 1. Emissions
- 2. Vapor trails
- 3. Vapour (UK)
- 4. Vapor
- 5. Smoke is a form of vapor
- 7. But we’re really talking about smoke
- 8. Not good
- 9. Smoking is bad … not polite!
- 10. And so is this
- 11. Just like this is bad
- 12. And this is bad
- 13. Bad
- 14. Bad?
- 15. Looks nice!
- 16. Oh, cool!
- 17. Very cool!
- 18. Super cool!
- 19. No -- bad
- 20. Very very bad!
- 21. Super bad!
- 22. 35 million commercial airline flights …
- 23. … every year
- 24. That’s a lot of smoke
- 25. Every day
- 26. Lots of carbon dioxide
- 27. Greenhouse gases
- 28. Greenhouse gases
- 29. Global warming
- 30. Getting warmer
- 31. Very warm
- 32. Greenhouse
- 33. Sun comes in
- 34. Lots of heat stays in
- 35. So it’s warmer than outside
- 36. Which is good -- sometimes
- 37. Greenhouse gases trap heat
- 38. Which can be very good
- 39. We need some heat
- 40. But too much has a bad effect
- 41. Too much global warming
- 42. Too much Carbon Dioxide
- 43. Airplanes fly high up!
- 44. You knew that!!
- 45. Bad place for lots of smoke
- 46. Thin air, lots of clouds
- 47. Looks clean, but it isn’t
- 48. Vapor trails – also known as contrails
- 49. Condensed vapor
- 50. Packed with bad stuff
- 51. Air is thin
- 52. Smoke is thick
- 53. A very bad place for lots of smoke
- 54. Too much of this
- 55. Soot
- 56. Like this
- 57. Vapor trails – cause 4 – 8% of global warming!
- 58. That’s a lot
- 59. Up to 8%!!
- 60. And here …
- 61. … the Arctic
- 62. Where all these cute, white animals live!
- 63. Look how cute!!
- 64. Nothing cuter than this!
- 65. Except this
- 66. Or this
- 67. Maybe 20% of warming over the Arctic
- 68. … caused by vapor trails!
- 69. You bad people in airplanes!
- 70. Get off that airplane
- 71. Walk
- 72. Or at least REDUCE soot
- 73. Soot-free vapor trails may be good
- 74. Cirrus clouds
- 75. Cirrus – these thin, wispy clouds
- 76. Cirrus clouds also cause warming
- 77. They trap heat
- 78. Other planets have cirrus clouds!
- 80. Contrails are man-made cirrus clouds!
- 81. Soot-free vapor trails …
- 82. … may help COOL the earth
- 83. Maybe
- 84. Why?
- 85. Maybe PREVENT the formation of cirrus clouds …
- 86. Maybe
- 87. Who knows?
- 88. But anyway …
- 90. Definitely a good idea
- 92. How?
- 93. Tax
- 94. No one wants to pay tax
- 95. It’s a good idea
- 97. That’s why weak politicians …
- 98. … don’t introduce taxes on airlines
- 99. They listen to rich people
- 100. Listen to people who own airlines
- 101. They don’t listen to these guys
- 102. Politicians ignore the real problems
- 103. This bear doesn’t fly first class