Severe Turbulence – Safe Landing on BBC Radio

26 Aug, 2025

🌀️ Following the arrival of the summer holidays in the UK, Finlay Asher and Todd Smith spoke with BBC Radio Stoke about the increase of severe turbulence due to climate change.

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ”§ First up was Finlay to give an aerospace engineer’s insights into what turbulence is, what’s causing it, whether severe turbulence is getting worse and what we can do about it:

πŸŒͺ️ Severe turbulence has increased 55% over the North Atlantic in the last 45 years. It’s also forecast to increase another two or three times globally in the coming decades.

πŸ‘¨β€βœˆοΈ Next up was Todd to share his pilot’s perspective:

✈️ If you’re an aviation worker or enthusiast and want to make a positive change in the sector, please do reach out to us at info@safe-landing.org!

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