JD 젤리비 편집국 · 2026.01.07 SHARE · COPY LINK

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원문 (영어)

Contrails — the thin, white lines you sometimes see behind airplanes — have a surprisingly large impact on our climate. The 2022 IPCC report noted that clouds created by contrails account for roughly 35% of aviation's global warming impact, over half the impact of the world’s jet fuel.

1 Google Research teamed up with American Airlines and Breakthrough Energy to bring together huge amounts of data — like satellite imagery, weather and flight path data — and used AI to develop contrail forecast maps to test if pilots can choose routes that avoid creating contrails.

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Nighttime contrails are often more warming than daytime contrails because they exclusively trap heat. Contrails form when airplanes fly through layers of humidity and they can persist as cirrus clouds for minutes or hours depending on the atmospheric conditions.

While these extra clouds can reflect sunlight back into space during the day, they also trap large amounts of heat that would otherwise leave the Earth’s atmosphere. This creates a net warming effect. Avoiding flying through areas that create contrails can reduce warming.

The challenge is knowing which flight routes will create contrails.

원문: Google Blog (Technology/AI) — "How AI is helping airlines mitigate the climate impact of contrails" (2026-01-07) 공식 원문: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/ai/ai-airlines-contrails-climate-change/