# Cheap Fix for Plane Vapors Could Cut Climate Damage! ✈️

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/cheap-fix-for-plane-vapors-could-cut-climate-damage/295714>\
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**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cheap-fix-for-plane-vapors-could-cut-climate-damage/295714 "2024-11-14T17:04:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cheap-fix-for-plane-vapors-could-cut-climate-damage/295714/1 "2024-11-14T17:04:24Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Contrail Climate Impact**  
**Jet condensation trails** , or **contrails** , contribute significantly to **global warming** by trapping heat in the atmosphere, with effects similar to **aviation carbon emissions**.

2. **Affordable Solution**  
A study suggests that by **tweaking flight paths** , the warming caused by contrails could be reduced by over **50%** by 2040, at a cost of just **$5 per flight**.

3. **Influence of Geography and Time**  
Factors like **flight latitude** , **time of day** , and **season** influence contrail formation, with the **evening and night flights** contributing more to warming.

4. **Minimizing Contrail Formation**  
Planes already avoid **stormy areas** , and adding **contrail-free zones** to flight planning could greatly reduce their warming effects.

5. **Environmental Benefits**  
This solution could offer a **low-cost** , high-impact strategy for the aviation industry to reduce its climate footprint without major infrastructure changes.

**Read more at:** [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7wp777780o)