Warming planet may mean bumpier flights
Monday, April 8, 2013 - 21:30
in Earth & Climate
By Stephanie PappasLiveScience Transatlantic airline passengers might expect to stay seated with their seatbelts securely fastened more often in the future, according to new research that finds climate change could lead to more airplane turbulence.By the middle of the century, turbulence strength over the North Atlantic flight corridor could increase between 10 percent and 40 percent, and turbulen...