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Stop Making Plane Turbulence About Climate Change
After severe turbulence rocked a Singapore Airlines jet, news outlets started asking if this was a result of climate change. (Photo by Boris Roessler/picture alliance via Getty Images)
After a ‘severe’ Singapore Airlines flight caused multiple injuries, the media jumped to conclusions.
By Rupa Subramanya
05.23.24
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Passengers “smashed” into the ceiling, blood stained the carpet in the aisles, luggage flew through the cabin, and there was “awful screaming”: Is what happened on a Singapore Airlines jet on Monday evening going to become a regular occurrence?

The plane, which was flying from London to Singapore, reportedly encountered “severe turbulence” about 10 hours…

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Rupa Subramanya
Rupa Subramanya is a writer for the Free Press. She lives in Ottawa, Canada.
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