A 2023 study published by the American Geophysical Union found skies are 55% bumpier than 40 years ago Getty According to a study published by the American Geophysical Union in 2023, skies are 55% ...

Turbulence, particularly clear air turbulence, is becoming more frequent and severe. The three main types of turbulence are mountain wave, convective, and clear air turbulence. Staying buckled up ...

Is airplane turbulence more frequent—and more dangerous—today than it was 50 years ago? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A growing number of reports say there has been ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam that was hit by serious turbulence on Wednesday, sending 25 people on board to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to ...

Nobody likes to experience turbulence on their flight. When your airplane begins to shake violently or even has a sudden drop, it can be alarming. Some people have severe anxiety regarding airplane ...

The in-flight announcement to fasten your seat belts due to turbulence can unsettle even the most seasoned flyers. After all, flying inside a rocking vessel thousands of feet above the ground is ...

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well. By Alexander Nazaryan Bjorn Birnir dreads an airplane seatmate asking what he does for a ...

NEW YORK — A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam that was hit by serious turbulence Wednesday, sending 25 people on board to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minnesota ...

Five people were injured in June when an American Airlines flight encountered unexpected turbulence en route from Miami to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Summer turbulence is generally more ...