Overview

• A recent Singapore Airlines flight experienced severe turbulence, resulting in one fatality and multiple injuries.
• Experts attribute the rise in turbulence to climate change, which has increased severe turbulence by 55% over the past four decades.
• Clear-air turbulence, which occurs without warning, is particularly hazardous and difficult to avoid.
• Turbulence is the leading cause of injuries to flight attendants and passengers in nonfatal airline accidents.
• Researchers predict turbulence could double or triple in the coming decades, increasing risks and costs for the aviation industry.