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Why is air turbulence getting worse?
FromScience Weekly
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
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 theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
May 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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