Between 1979 and 2020, the total annual duration of severe turbulence over the North Atlantic — one of the world’s busiest ...

Airflow can be distrubed by storm systems, passing aircraft, or physical barriers. During flight, we experience this irregular movement of air as turbulence, which can interrupt your otherwise smooth ...

Turbulence is something that affects every aircraft in flight. However, the phenomenon known as wake turbulence not only affects aircraft, it's caused by them. Wake turbulence is generated by aircraft ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. It gets bumpy traveling with a toddler. On a descent into JFK airport, we ...

In fact, ensuring a comfortable ride for those onboard is a real consideration for manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus. New aircraft work to mitigate the effects of turbulence on the airframe and ...

Rising temperatures on planet Earth and climate change could mean we'll have less friendly skies. Here's why. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Scientists link the warming of ...

Customers may need to brace themselves for increased air turbulence while flying as severe storms and stronger jet streams driven by climate change could make bumpy rides more frequent. A ...

Wind turbines may seem innocuous enough, but they have the potential to reshape the air birds fly through. In a recent Scientific Reports paper, researchers found that a gliding bird’s lift-to-drag ...

Scientists for decades have attempted to learn more about the complex and mysterious chain of events by which tiny droplets in clouds grow large enough to begin falling toward the ground. Better ...