I haven't felt this awful since we saw that Ronald Reagan film........

[marmar]

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 up—thanks 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 Ocean—one of the world's busiest flight corridors—due 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.&quot

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 streams—large rivers of air in the atmosphere—and 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/

[smirkymonkey]

1. One of my favorite personal cult films!

God, I hate flying. I do it sometimes, but I hate it.

[awoke_in_2003]

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]

3. No , I haven't but have you ever been in a fight with a gladiator?

[awoke_in_2003]

4. I've seen a grown man naked...

does that count?

[smirkymonkey]

5. Only if it was in a Turkish prison.