Dangerous clear-air turbulence is worsening due to global warming

Scientists forecast a big increase of clear-air turbulence that could lead to bumpier flights

VIENNA—Scientists at the European Geosciences Union conference last week said there is growing scientific evidence that global warming is driving a big increase in dangerous clear-air turbulence, which is invisible from the cockpit and can surprise pilots and damage aircraft.

Dangerous clear-air turbulence is worsening due to global warming

Climate change is making high-altitude winds much more volatile.

Scientists Forecast a Big Increase of Clear-Air Turbulence That Could Lead to Bumpier Flights - Inside Climate News

Global warming is making high-altitude winds more volatile. Scientists say there are ways to help prevent serious incidents.By Bob BerwynVIENNA—Scientists at the European Geosciences Union conference last week said there is growing scientific evidence that global warming is driving a big increase in dangerous clear-air turbulence, which is invisible from the cockpit and can surprise pilots and damage aircraft.

Dangerous clear-air turbulence is worsening due to global warming - WorldNL Magazine

“Global warming is faster at the poles,” Faranda said, “and it’s melting ice and it’s also warming differently in oceans and on continents.” As global warming jars climatic patterns, it affects the jet streams, he said. Williams, the University of Reading scientist, was “the first to understand that if the jet stream is affected, then turbulence in the jet stream is affected, and therefore flight operations are affected,” Faranda said. In his EG…