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World Service,1 min

How contrail-free skies after 9/11 affected the weather

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Directly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America in 2001, almost all aircraft were grounded. Dr Roger Timmis describes how the quieter skies became a perfect opportunity to understand the effect of contrails on weather.

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