Global Climate Changes Are Effecting Incidents of Turbulence
We’re all educated, 21st century people. You’re tech savvy—heck, you’re probably reading this on a phone or mobile device of some sort. We all use the Internet every day; American spend most of their waking hours interacting with a screen of some sort. And since we’re all science literate, we all know that climate change is real, and it is starting to affect everything from agriculture to hurricane patterns to international relations. And while you may not have thought about how it will affect aviation, you’re probably not surprised to hear that it does.
One of the causes of climate change has been an increase in the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is bad for a number of reasons, but one of the immediate effects has been an increase in the level of atmospheric turbulence, including our old nemesis clear air turbulence. As the skies grow more unpredictable, air travel is going to get a lot more bumpy. Scientists are working on solutions, but it seems that for the time being the skies are going to be a lot less friendly . . .