A crazy cold week in Florida brings starker contrails. But it's just winter conspiring against us, not the feds trying to ...

The white streaks that crisscross the sky have become a Rorschach test for a polarized era. To some, they are proof of a ...

Should you be scared of jet contrails, the white streaks billowing across the sky? John Lin, an associate professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Utah, sat down with City Weekly to set ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — There have been all kinds of theories about jet contrails over the years. In reality, they have a very simple scientific explanation. You will often see a white streak trailing ...

SINGAPORE – The white streaks left by planes as they zip through the skies make a pretty sight, but they can harm the planet ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government should pursue a national research agenda to enhance understanding of contrails and investigate potential strategies for mitigating their contributions to ...

Some contrails can contribute to global warming. Contrails—pure ice clouds (“cirrus”) that form from aircraft exhaust under specific cold conditions—can trap heat in the atmosphere, sometimes creating ...