Clearing air on turbulence and climate change
A review of how climate change may affect flight turbulence explains three main types convective near cloud mountain wave and clear air turbulence. Experts note wind shear increases raise severe turbulence risk while jet streams aid flight planning and new forecasting improves avoidance reducing potential exposure despite warming skies.
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London
Singapore
Doha
Dublin
The
Washington Post
Paul Williams
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Nature
North Atlantic
Williams
Todd Lane
University of Melbourne
Australia
Lane
South Pole
Jung-Hoon Kim
Seoul National University
East Asia
Kim
Boeing reports new 787 quality flaw prompts extra inspections
Boeing will inspect some 787 Dreamliners after disclosing that fuselage fasteners may have been incorrectly installed on undelivered jets. In service aircraft are safe, but Boeing will assess whether operations require action. FAA head Whitaker faces Senate questions on oversight as Boeing plans to address the issue with the agency.
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Boeing
Federal Aviation Administration
South Carolina
Alaska
Airlines
FAA
Whitaker
Senate
Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Maria Cantwell
D-Wash
Ted Cruz
Texas
David Calhoun
Reuters
Boeing Field
Seattle
Associated Press
Tech firms seek 5 GW sites for data centers in U S
NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum says firms want sites capable of 5 gigawatts of demand, comparable to powering Miami. Achieving that will require new wind and solar farms, battery storage, and grid connections across the United States.
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U.S
NextEra Energy
John Ketchum
Florida
NextEra
Bloomberg News
New York
Miami
Ketchum
Duane Arnold
Iowa
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