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Description

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

Subtitle
Exploring the link between bumpy flights and climate change
Duration
604
Publishing date
2024-07-20 05:00
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jc76sq
Contributors
  BBC Radio 4
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Enclosures
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