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How does turbulence work and why can it be deadly?

This is the moment even seasoned airline travelers dread. One moment you’re calmly floating around at 37,000 ft. In the next phase, all hell breaks loose without any warning. Severe turbulence can toss passengers and belongings around an airplane cabin and make for a scary ride. A British man died and more than 30 people… Read More »

Experts evaluate after death on Singapore Airlines plane

One passenger died and 30 others were injured on a Singapore Airlines flight that hit “severe turbulence”, authorities said Tuesday, but experts say such deaths are rare, even as researchers warn climate change could cause more extreme cases of turbulence. The National Transportation Safety Board said that since 2009, the United States has not had… Read More »