Their emissions are especially damaging, too—partly because the nitrogen oxides from jet-engine exhausts help create ozone, a potent greenhouse gas, and partly because the pretty trails that aircraft leave behind them help make the clouds that can intensi
Their emissions are especially damaging, too—partly because the nitrogen oxides from jet-engine exhausts help create ozone, a potent greenhouse gas, and partly because the pretty trails that aircraft leave behind them help make the clouds that can intensi
他们制造出的排放物质对大气层的破坏也尤为严重——这一方面是由于喷气式发动机工作产生的氮氧化物会促使臭氧的形成，而臭氧是一种强温室气体；另一方面是飞机掠过后留下的漂亮尾迹会有助于云的形成，从而加强温室效应。