Hiding in plane sight: the invisible turbulence that can strike out of a clear blue sky
Tropical thunderstorms, showers and highs of 36C were forecast for the area around the Irrawaddy Basin.
The Guardian reports: Tropical thunderstorms, showers and highs of 36C were forecast for the area around the Irrawaddy Basin.
As the planet warms, airlines are grappling with what this means for air travel – and for the passengers who simply refuse to keep their seatbelts fastened It was a swelteringly hot afternoon in south-west Myanmar on 21 May 2024. From the ground, it would have looked like something from a…
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- High above, monsoonal heat and humidity were building into a vast convective column of water vapour, a towering cumulonimbus cloud soaring up to 35,000ft (more than 10,500 metres) into the air. (The Guardian)
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