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Peer-Review Process Confirms Contrails Climate Effect

Posted by timothy on from the tarnished-golden-opportunity dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "According to NPR, researcher David Travis (who was mentioned in two previous articles has been published in today's issue of nature as confirming jet contrails effects on the earth's climate. The publication of this paper in arguably the most prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journal of all should help serve to assuage the spurious doubts many slashdotters voiced back in May."

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  1. False analogy. by elocutio · · Score: 0, Troll

    The researchers suggest that in regions with crowded skies, contrails work just like artificial cirrus clouds...

    Okay, I can see that.

    ...locally, contrails are equally as significant as greenhouse gases

    Baloney.

    First of all, if the analogy holds any water at all (excuse the pun), then locally, contrails are equally as significant as a really cloudy day.

    The destructive nature of greenhouse gases has been piped loud and clear regarding the CFC-Ozone reactions that allegedly occur in emitted fossil fuels in the high atmosphere. Here is a decent description of the process.

    Also, I noticed something about NPR in the blurb. Not to just spit raspberries, but I often hear things on NPR that are downright absurd. Just this morning, I caught the end of an interview on Morning Edition about a medical doctor's findings regarding the "Eight 8-oz Glasses A Day" theory. I personally don't care one way or the other, but I thought it was incredulous to hear a doctor say that a sedentary person shouldn't drink water when thirsty.

    After pondering for a few moments, I decided that maybe it's better to go for a beer the next time I feel the urge to raid the water cooler.