What causes turbulence? Here's how climate change is making it worse. | JUST THE FAQS
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as posted by the channelClimate change is making turbulence more frequent and intense. Here's how it could affect travelers during flights.
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According to Paul Williams, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Reading, there's no clear data on how climate change is affecting mountain waves or convective turbulence, but clear air turbulence is definitely becoming more frequent and intense.
Recent studies Williams has worked on show severe turbulence is increasing by 149% increase versus 59% for light turbulence. However, severe turbulence will likely remain very rare.
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