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Climate change could make flying even more difficult |
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by Simran Vedvyas | 05-08-2017 21:50
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A recentt study has reportedly claimed that nearly half of long haul flights at some of world s busiest airports could face unexpected disruptions on the hottest days because of extreme heat under climate change toward the end of the century. On hot days, flights experience weight restrictions. Focusing on five major aircraft at 19 of the world s busiest airports, researchers at Columbia University concluded that 10 to 30 percent of flights scheduled for takeoff in the heat of the day will have to reduce their weight by an average of about 700 pounds or three passengers and their luggage. For most airports, weight restriction days may increase to between 10 and 50 days a year by 2080. Airports in hot regions, at high elevations and with short runways will see the biggest changes. These include airports in Bangkok, Dubai, Miami, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver, Washington, D.C., and New York s LaGuardia. Across all airports, restricted flights are predicted to increase by as much as 50 percent for large planes. * Image - Aircraft image used only for Illustration and bears no relevance to the article, the logo and copyrights are of the respective owners |
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14 Comments
keep it up
Posted 03-02-2018 18:27
thanks people
Posted 03-02-2018 18:26
Ndubuisi Onyenkwere thanks
Posted 07-08-2017 18:25
Lemuel Hne Harris Jr we need to check
Posted 07-08-2017 18:24
Aaditya Singh true and in agreement
Posted 07-08-2017 18:24
Cheonghan Mentor Oh thanks for your reading
Posted 07-08-2017 18:23
thanks Daon na
Posted 07-08-2017 18:23
Thanks Monyratana Mom for your comments
Posted 07-08-2017 18:23
Hi Simran! Thanks for sharing your report on another impact of climate change.
Climate change literally affects every part of our lives and everywhere we live. That's why we should work together to prevent further rises.
Posted 07-08-2017 17:36
Simran, thank you for your report. This is a big news that would make people pay more attention to the climate change. If flights stop on hot days, the world would stop. We definitely need to make more effort to deal with climate change.
Posted 07-08-2017 01:14
Thanks Simran for sharing this concern. As Lemuel also commented, I believe we are perhaps still ignorant of many consequences of climate change. It is high time, we take this matter seriously and focus on climate action as a matter of priority.
Posted 06-08-2017 18:03
Thanks for the report. As time goes by, we seem to learn more and more about the danger climate change poses to us. As inhabitants of this planet, it is now our obligation to do whatever we can to save this planet, I believe that we will succeed. Thanks.
Posted 06-08-2017 17:38
Wow had no clue until now thanks for the information and keep up the good work
Posted 06-08-2017 15:24
I didn't know that climate change can also affect flying,noo.... ( Anyway, thank you for sharing this with us!
Posted 05-08-2017 22:25