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Old 11th Feb 2007, 14:50
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Riverboat
 
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Don't worry. Contrails are comprised of ice crystals and reflect more incoming short wave radiation than they bounce back long wave radiation, so in spite of what you read, they probably have no adverse effect on the Earth's climate.
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