Severe Flight Turbulence Is a Growing Threat in a Warming World
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/flight-turbulence-is-getting-worse-because-of-climate-change
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Severe Flight Turbulence Is a Growing Threat in a Warming World
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/flight-turbulence-is-getting-worse-because-of-climate-change
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From Bloomberg reporter Zahra Hirji:
Though severe flight turbulence is rare, it can be deadly. On Tuesday, one passenger died and more than 20 people were injured on an extremely bumpy Singapore Airlines Ltd flight traveling from London to its home country.
The exact cause of the turbulence that sent Singapore Air passengers out of their seats is unclear. But severe turbulence can be highly disruptive. Between 2009 and 2023, there were 185 serious injuries on 162 global flights involving turbulence for scheduled air carriers (large US-based airlines, regional air carriers and cargo carriers with specific Federal Aviation Administration certificates), according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Climate change could make severe turbulence a bigger problem in the future. Last year, a study published in Geophysical Research Letters found that turbulence in some parts of the world may already be on the rise. Read the full story [here](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/flight-turbulence-is-getting-worse-because-of-climate-change).