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From: jcbst3@cisunx.UUCP (James C. Benz)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: SST landing rights in US
Message-ID: <15438@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jan 89 18:04:35 GMT
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Reply-To: jcbst3@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (James C. Benz)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys
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>2) SSTs release water vapor at very high altitudes. It was believed
>that this water vapor would form permanent, or nearly permanent,
>clouds at altitudes where clouds are not normally found. These clouds
>would reduce the amount of sun light reaching the ground and cause a
>global cooling. It was believed that contrails were already having
>this effect.
>

Heyyy....  The greenhouse effect reversed!  There might be something to this.
Lets build lots of high-flying SST's and we in the Northeast can get our
ski trails back in shape!  And then we can all go back to burning all the
fossil fuels we can get.

-- 
Disclaimer: All opinions expressed herein are mine alone.  I wear an 
	asbestos suit to work, so flame away.  Pitt doesn't care *what*
	I do, so long as I appear to be working behind this terminal.
Jim Benz, University of Pittsburgh, UCIR