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2024-02-15 11:21:19 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0A671F763231EEA8338186B4F0A7DFDD5ED49CFBF8B53AD9321E5E5FBD2F4E71
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The claim that severe turbulence is increasing is based on a computer model, in turn based on satellite observations of conditions sometimes associated with turbulence: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL103814 Real-world data, like the NTSB’s record of turbulence related injuries, show no such increase (pg 15): https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SS2101.pdf
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