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"A Lufthansa flight that had to land shortly after takeoff is just the latest
example of extreme turbulence.
Each year, pilots report an average of 5,500 encounters with severe or greater
turbulence. And that number has increased in recent years, thanks to climate
change.
Several other events have occurred in 2023 alone. The pilot had to abort
landing due to severe turbulence on one Southwest flight, while extreme
turbulence injured 25 people on a Hawaiian Airlines flight. On the Lufthansa
flight, several people on board were injured.
And though death due to turbulence is very rare, a passenger on a business jet
died during severe turbulence on March 4.
Experts believe severe turbulence may increase in years to come as patterns of
severe weather continue around the globe."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
