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9 days ago
Turbulence is getting worse. Here are the planet’s bumpiest flight routes
Turbulence is getting worse. Here are the planet’s bumpiest flight routes, When the plane started shaking violently on a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam last week, some passengers thought it was going to crash., The plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Minneapolis, where 25 people were taken to the hospital., A 73-year-old man died of a heart attack during severe turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore last year., Turbulence, caused by disturbances in the atmosphere, is one of the most unpredictable weather phenomena for pilots., Air flows like water gushing down a river: undisturbed it runs smoothly, but if it encounters an obstacle, like a boulder, it becomes turbulent., Mountains and., Jet stream strength is driven by temperature difference., “It’s driven by strong vertical air movement and can be sudden and severe,” Buchanan said., Turbulence is getting worse. Here are the planet’s bumpiest flight routes
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