Severe turbulence injured 25 passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City International Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Wednesday evening. The Airbus A330-900 encountered the turbulence about 40 minutes into the flight as it was cruising at 37,000 feet over Wyoming. It was forced to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport where it was met by emergency vehicles to take the injured to local hospitals.

If it feels like incidents of severe turbulence are becoming more common, it's because they are. Scientists warn that turbulence is not only becoming more common, but also more severe . Climate change is resulting in temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere, increasing the chances that aircraft encounter

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