Is increasing turbulence making flying more dangerous?

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Business, Mathematics, Science, News Commentary, News

4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Is climate change making turbulence more dangerous for people taking flights around the world?

That’s what one listener asked, following a terrifying turbulence incident which left one person dead and more than 20 injured on a flight to Singapore.

We speak to turbulence expert Paul Williams, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Reading, to understand what is going on.

Presenter: Kate Lamble Producer: Nathan Gower Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Nigel Appleton Editor: Richard Vadon

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0:00.0	He is Brian Cox.
0:02.8	Hello.
0:03.3	And he understands science.
0:05.4	I'm Robin Ince and I don't understand it quite so much.
0:09.0	Could he tell us something about the nature of matter?
0:11.3	Nope.
0:12.0	Okay, good.
0:13.2	Together we'll be joined by a collection of experts and non-expert guests.
0:18.6	What's going on?
0:19.8	Don't you know.
0:21.6	Taking a look at some of the most wonderful things
0:24.4	in the scientific world.
0:25.9	Science with Funny Bits, The Infinite Monkey Cage
0:29.3	on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
0:32.1	Hello and thanks for downloading the more or less podcast.
0:36.0	We are Weekly Guide to the Numbers in the News and in Life,
0:39.0	and I'm Kate Lambo. on
0:47.0	millions of people will be about to jet off on their summer holidays, but not everyone finds the idea of a shaky plane journey
0:51.0	relaxing.
0:52.0	Loyal listener and keen traveller Luke Johnson
0:55.0	emailed more or less at BBC.co.
0:59.0	with this question.
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