Airline passengers might need to brace for more turbulence, as climate change increases severe weather
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A few incidents this summer highlight one kind of unpleasant experience some end up having on airplanes: tubulence. And these kinds of incidents like that might be getting more common, a union representing flight attendants is warning — thanks to climate change.
Eight people were hospitalized after an American Airlines flight from Tampa, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, experienced severe "unexpected turbulence" and was forced to land in Alabama, a spokesperson for Birmingham's airport told CBS News.
The incident came weeks after three Southwest Airlines flight attendants and one passenger on a flight from Chicago to Salt Lake City suffered minor injuries after their flight experienced "moderate turbulence."
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