According to Williams, clear air turbulence typically peaks in the winter when the jet stream is strongest. In contrast, convective turbulence is most likely to occur during the summer, thanks in ...

One person is dead, and 30 are injured after a Singapore Airlines flight faced severe turbulence. Turbulence is getting worse, and that trend is likely to continue because of climate change.

It said that over a typical point, the most severe type of clear air turbulence increased by 55% between 1979 and 2020. This is linked to the north polar jet stream.

Clear-air turbulence is a "typically very violent" phenomenon that occurs at high altitudes, typically between 23,000 to 39,000 feet above sea level, said Hassan Shahidi, president and CEO of the ...

Some kinds of turbulence are less common in summer, but storms can bring bumpy rides for airplane passengers. Here's how to stay safe.

Clear-air turbulence happens most often in or near the high-altitude rivers of air called jet streams. The culprit is wind shear, which is when two huge air masses close to each other move at ...

Why the Southwest will experience more turbulence While at the University of Toulouse, Foudad led a study where he combined 11 climate models to predict where more extreme and dangerous forms of ...

Being stuck in a rocking metal tube may not be ideal travel conditions, but one former flight attendant has revealed why they love turbulence. Jay Roberts, who worked for Emirates and who runs Fly ...

A Hawaiian Airlines flight experienced turbulence over the weekend so strong that it sent people flying out of their seats, injuring several flight attendants and passengers, including three who ...