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Science
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Storm Amy: The 'weather bomb' that's going to RUIN your weekend

Storm Amy may rapidly intensify into a 'weather bomb', bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain, flooding, storm surges, travel disruption and power outages.
Environment
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Bad news for nervous fliers! Severe turbulence set to get even worse

Climate-driven jet stream disturbances will increase severe air turbulence, raising passenger injury risk and forcing airlines to adopt new safety and detection measures.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Turbulence forces Delta flight to land and sends 25 passengers to hospitals, airline says

"They hit the ceiling, and then they fell to the ground. And the carts also hit the ceiling and fell to the ground and people were injured."
US news
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

Slightly unusual 'atmospheric river' event to hit Southeast U.S.

An unusual jet stream will bring significant rainfall to the Southeastern United States, potentially causing flooding.
World news
fromArs Technica
5 months ago

Dangerous clear-air turbulence is worsening due to global warming

Global warming significantly increases turbulence risk due to changes in jet stream dynamics and vertical wind shear affecting flight safety.
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