Comments on: Things Going Bump

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:55:47 +0000

Rob – some more info on turbulence
From Scientific American, April 2023
“Turbulence is expected to get worse too as the world warms. Scientists at the University of Reading project that the frequency of clear-air turbulence events will double by 2050 and that the intensity of such events will increase by as much as 40 percent.”
The same source describes a potential turbulence detection method.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/early-warning-system-could-reduce-injuries-from-in-flight-turbulence/

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:01:13 +0000

From NASA: “As carbon dioxide, methane, and other gases increase, they act as a blanket, trapping heat and warming the planet. In response, Earth’s air and ocean temperatures warm. This warming affects the water cycle, shifts weather patterns, and melts land ice — all impacts that can make extreme weather worse.The human-caused rise in greenhouse gases has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.”
https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/extreme-weather/

Extreme weather events = more frequent and more intense clear-air turbulence.
From Scientific American, April 2023
“Turbulence is expected to get worse too as the world warms. Scientists project that the frequency of clear-air turbulence events will double and that the intensity of such events will increase by as much as 40 percent.”
The same source describes a potential turbulence detection method.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/early-warning-system-could-reduce-injuries-from-in-flight-turbulence/
Injury prevention is posted on the seatback in front of you:
FASTEN SEAT BELT WHILE SEATED.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:15:30 +0000

David B for the win.

By: UAL jetset

UAL jetset — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:03:50 +0000

you have my vote David B….

By: David B

David B — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:51:20 +0000

I vote: we all skip our desire to respond to Rob, and just enjoy Patrick’s blogging.

By: Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:34:14 +0000

Re “It stands to reason that as climate change intensifies weather patterns and causes bigger, more powerful storms,”

Your reason is wrong. Climate Change is a statistical measure of weather. If you mean CO2 released by mankind into to the atmoshpere, even the United Nations IPCC does not claim that “extra” CO2 will result in bigger and more powerful storms. Just not a fact.