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"Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem
dates back to the early days of aviation, with the first death of a pilot
recorded in 1912 when an aircraft crashed into the sea after striking a gull.
Since then, 795 lives have been lost to collisions between aircraft and birds,
not to mention the countless bird fatalities.
As aircraft get faster, quieter, larger and more numerous, the risk of serious
accidents increases accordingly. Every year, the aviation industry incurs
damages worth billions of dollars.
To mitigate this problem, airports around the world implement wildlife hazard
management, including dispersing flocks away from the runway, tracking local
bird movements and managing potential food sources such as landfills and farms
near the aerodrome.
In our recent study, we zoomed out from the local airport and examined seasonal
and hemispheric trends in bird strikes.
We found they peak in late summer and autumn in both hemispheres, but the
annual distribution differs between the northern and southern hemispheres.
Seasonal trends in bird strikes were seemingly influenced by avian breeding and
migration patterns."
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
