[absinthe]

Perhaps our technologies are working to cancel out [alleged] global warming?

[BlessedAmerican]

This is a campaign issue for algore....no cars, now no planes!

[nevergore]

That's it! We need more air travel to save the planet!

Now there's an environmentalist theme I could get behind....

NeverGore :^)

[Libertarianize the GOP]

bump

[grobdriver]

A US team confirmed this effect earlier this year. During the three days of clear skies in September the difference between the average day-time maximum temperature and night-time minimum across the US was more than one degree greater than when contrails were present.

This is so much more junk science hooey.
You can't apply a variance of one degree in a one-time instance and come to any conclusion - unless, of course, you are a publicity hound.

[lelio]

Thanks for the post, interesting. I wouldn't of thought that 3 days makes a whole lot of difference.

[ZGuy]

The August 8, 2002 story on the earlier US research is posted Here

[elbucko]

This story was around not long after 11 Sept. It didn't pass the smell test then. It doesn't pass the smell test now. It has the odor of a conclusion in search of collaborating theory and corroborating evidence. None of which are really present.

The allies flew thousands of bombers over Europe in the last 3 years of war. B-17's, B-24's, Lancaster and Wellington bombers leave contrails. Was the weather different downwind from these air operations? Was the worlds climate different from the 30's to the late 40's ?

What about cows? Weren't cows responsible for greenhouse emissions a few years before the WTC attacks? What these "Scientists" are sniffing, isn't contrails.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Junk science alert!

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

cloud cover blocking direct sunlight from reaching the Earth

Those airborne angles of mercy are saving us from skin cancer.

[exit82]

The week of Sept. 10th, 2001 had some of the nicest, clearest weather across most of the nation for some time. Sept. 11th especially was a day so bright and clear you wanted to bottle it, even at breakfast time.

The lack of airplanes had nothing to do with it.