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Do I understand you correctly that if we would stop flying right now, we could reverse some effects of global warming (the water vapor part of it would be gone
by baxtr 9y ago
Do I understand you correctly that if we would stop flying right now, we could reverse some effects of global warming (the water vapor part of it would be gone instantly)?
- hammock 9y ago>the water vapor part of it would be gone instantly Not to mention the parts of the economy that rely on air travel ;)
- airstrike 9y agoNot to mention the remaining parts of the economy which would grind to a halt even if not directly related to air travel
- merpnderp 9y agoYou don't have to to stop flying, only stop flying so high. Low level cloud cover has a massive net cooling effect.
- Tloewald 9y agoProblem is planes don't fly high for fun, they fly high because the air is thinner up high which improves fuel economy.
- scrumper 9y agoJet engines are massively more efficient at high altitude. Turbulence is much worse at lower altitude. Safety margins are reduced at lower altitude. Winds are far less predictable at lower altitude.