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Stop Making Plane Turbulence About Climate Change
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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Stop Making Plane Turbulence About Climate Change

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 based in Ottawa, Canada. She began her writing career at The Wall Street Journal India with a weekly column focusing on the intersection of economics, politics, and public policy. Her work has been cited in The New York Times, Financial Times, and The Guardian among others. She is a former columnist for the National Post.

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