Flights all around the world could be encountering lots more turbulence in the future, according to the first ever global projections of in-flight bumpiness. A new study published online in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, has calculated that climate change will significantly increase the amount of severe turbulence worldwide between 2050 and 2080. Severe turbulence involves forces stronger than gravity, and is strong enough to throw people and …
Source: www.engineeringnews.co.za
Flights are going to get a lot more bumpy, says new research
