Did Colossal WWII Bombing Raids Alter Weather?
Read this article and answer the questions that follow.
Text-Dependent Questions
- Using evidence from the text, give a brief description of contrails. What are they, how and when do they form, and how do they relate to the formation of clouds?
- The authors of the scientific study claim that, based on their evidence from a WWII bombing raid, contrails can decrease the warming of the Earth’s surface by the sun. Using what you know about weather and solar energy, explain the mechanism behind this phenomenon.
- What is the author’s purpose for including information from a similar study on changes in weather after 9/11? How are the two studies related? How are they different?
