"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." But there is one small problem: these nasty, yet periodic episodes of turbulence are becoming, well, less ...

Turbulence is a normal part of air travel. Indeed, everyone has a story about hitting a rough patch of air, those hair-raising moments when suddenly more than the plane is flying. Bellies drop, drinks ...

Turbulence is chaotic air movement caused by jet streams, mountains, storms, and other disturbances. Turbulence in flight is very common, but not necessarily dangerous, since planes are built for it.

Over the past week, significant turbulence caused one death and one hospitalization on a business jet and seven hospitalizations on a commercial flight. Turbulence usually just causes a bumpy ride, ...

A spate of severe turbulence incidents, including on flights from London to Singapore and Doha to Dublin last month, are fueling heated debate about whether climate change is increasing the risk of ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In fact this past June, scientists from the University of Reading concluded that severe clear-air ...