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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI haven't felt this awful since we saw that Ronald Reagan film........
Climate Change Could Mean Bumpier Flights
Scientists predict the frequency of clear-air turbulence will double by mid-century.
Jane J. Lee
National Geographic News
Published April 8, 2013
Buckle upthanks to climate change, airline passengers may be in for a bumpier ride.
By 2050, airplanes could see a doubling in instances of moderate-intensity turbulence over the North Atlantic Oceanone of the world's busiest flight corridorsdue to shifts in the jet stream as a result of global warming, according to a new study. (Related: "6 Ways Climate Change Will Affect You."
Those bumps could also become stronger due to the intensification of conditions that lead to a type of turbulence called clear-air turbulence, according to the study published online today in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Unlike the turbulence associated with storm clouds, clear-air turbulence is mainly associated with jet streamslarge rivers of air in the atmosphereand can occur in clear blue skies. ...............(more)
The complete piece is at: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/03/130408-turbulence-climate-change-atmosphere-science/
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I haven't felt this awful since we saw that Ronald Reagan film........ (Original Post)
marmar
Apr 2013
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smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)1. One of my favorite personal cult films!
God, I hate flying. I do it sometimes, but I hate it.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)2. Until I got into flight simulation...
I didn't realize the sound you heard when they showed the outside of the airplane was a turbo prop and not a jet. Lots of subtle humor in that move. Have you ever been inside a Turkish prison?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)3. No , I haven't but have you ever been in a fight with a gladiator?
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)4. I've seen a grown man naked...
does that count?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)5. Only if it was in a Turkish prison.