Turbulence is the irregular, sometimes violent motion of air that can jostle an aircraft, ranging from mild bumps to abrupt jolts. It is primarily caused by disturbances in the atmosphere, and can be ...

Williams' research indicated that rising global temperatures are causing more intense incidences of it by adding wind shear ...

Mountains, storms, and the jet stream all affect airplane turbulence. Though it is usually more nerve-wracking than dangerous, a handful of passengers suffer injuries due to rough air each year.

CBS News reported that a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam made an emergency landing at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday evening, after severe turbulence injured ...

A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam that was hit by serious turbulence Wednesday, sending 25 people on board to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minnesota, ...

Your flights will probably get noticeably bumpier over the next few years, according to new research on how climate change is affecting turbulence. Paul Williams is a professor of atmospheric science ...

A frequent traveler learned, painfully, how turbulence can jolt even big jets. Sept. 15, 2012— -- Frequent business traveler Allen Crockett learned a painful lesson about how wind turbulence can ...

Turbulence on a recent Air Canada flight was so rough it caused food and drinks to spill all over the airplane cabin aisle and splatter onto ceiling. Flight AC19 departed from Vancouver on Friday and ...

Some passengers were reportedly injured as the plane did a U-turn, returning to its original airport in the Midlands.