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Why is air turbulence getting worse?

Why is air turbulence getting worse?

Science Weekly vor 2 Jahren

Ian Sample speaks to Guy Gratton, associate professor of aviation and the environment at Cranfield University, to find out why air turbulence seems to be getting worse, and whether there’s anything we can do to reverse the trend.

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On Tuesday a British man died and several others were injured when
their plane encountered severe turbulence between London and
Singapore. And it looks like this kind of turbulence is something
we’ll have to get used to. Last year a study found severe clear-air
turbulence had increased by 55% between 1979 and 2020. Ian Sample
speaks to Guy Gratton, associate professor of aviation and the
environment at Cranfield University, to find out why this is
happening, and whether there’s anything we can do to reverse the
trend.. Help support our independent journalism at
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