How the climate crisis is making turbulence worse and flying more dangerous
by Vishwam Sankaran
May 22, 2024
3 minutes
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The death of a 73-year-old British man on a Singapore Airlines flight has again raised concerns about how climate change is increasing instances of flight turbulence.
Geoffrey Kitchen was among 211 passengers onboard the Boeing flight from London to Singapore when it plunged 6,000ft within minutes amid extreme weather.
Mr Kitchen was killed, while around 70 others were injured, after what a “dramatic drop” with some people’s heads slammed into the ceiling
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