Bumpy skies: How climate change increases air turbulence

Seatbelts on: Climate change is making turbulence more common during flights, research shows. © PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP/File

Washington (AFP) – The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For many flyers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience – and in a world warming under the effects of climate change, it is only set to worsen, according to a growing body of scientific evidence.

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