Flying can be stressful enough without 1,000-foot drops and severe shaking. But that's what the passengers on a recent Delta flight out of Salt Lake City had to endure as a wave of turbulence rocked ...

Turbulence experienced by aircraft can turn a smooth flight into a bumpy one – and even have dangerous consequences. And it is all caused by the movement of air in the atmosphere. Airplanes achieve ...

An image of Hurricane Milton approaching Florida, as seen from NOAA's GOES-East satellite at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 8, 2024.

Bumpy flight into Hurricane Milton on NOAA's WP-3D aircraft known as Miss Piggy on Oct. 8, 2024. Credit Nick Underwood Ovation following motion to end Charlie Kirk memorial discussion in Boynton ...