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Why is air travel becoming increasingly turbulent? And even outdoors!

  • May 11, 2024
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Severe clear air turbulence (CAT) is becoming increasingly common. Clear-air turbulence on a typical flight path over the North Atlantic Ocean between 1979 and 2020 an increase of

Why is air travel becoming increasingly turbulent?  And even outdoors!

Severe clear air turbulence (CAT) is becoming increasingly common. Clear-air turbulence on a typical flight path over the North Atlantic Ocean between 1979 and 2020 an increase of 55% happened.

Unfortunately, this increase in turbulence seems to be getting worse by the day. The reason is due to something we caused together. After explaining why turbulence occurs reasons for the increase Let’s talk about it.

Let’s first explain why turbulence occurs.

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“Irregular movements of the atmosphere” Turbulence, meaning turbulence, occurs when invisible air waves traveling at a certain speed encounter another air mass.

In addition to being divided into 4 different types, it is used not only in cloudy weather, but also in cloudy weather. Even when the sky is wide open can happen. It usually does not cause any alarming consequences, it can only cause minor accidents in the cabin due to vibration.

The turbulence is increasing day by day.

Although most turbulence is seen on flight paths in the US and the North Atlantic, there is also a serious increase in Europe, the Middle East and the South Atlantic. The reason lies in the atmosphere, Temperature changes and increasing weather conditions caused by the climate crisis.

Jet streams (fast and narrow air currents from west to east located at high latitudes in the Earth’s atmosphere) and because the air currents in the upper layers of the atmosphere change Turbulence is also increasing.

If precautions are not taken, we will face worse things every day.

In addition, with global warming, heavy storms and hurricanes abnormal weather conditions As this increases, so does the turbulence. Carbon emissions from aircraft can change the structure of the atmosphere, affecting temperature and pressure distribution and similarly causing turbulence.

If the rapidly changing weather conditions caused by the climate crisis continue, there will be real turbulence a dangerous situation can take. In addition to this danger, airlines spend millions of dollars every year to prevent turbulence. However, one of the causes of the climate crisis is airplanes…

Sources: AGU, Scientific American

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