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This summer has seen cities blanked by apocalyptic clouds of smoke from wildfires thousands of miles away. But can the appearance of the sky actually tell us anything about whether it’s safe to breathe?
“The weight at which you can operate (max gross takeoff weight) decreases as the temperature goes up,” explained Kathleen Bangs, a former airline pilot and current spokesperson for FlightAware, which tracks flight status in real time. “The hotter and more humid the surrounding air is, the more aircraft components and airfoil performance degrade.”