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Severe turbulence and climate change
Over the weekend, a dozen people were injured in a Qatar Airlines flight. This follows the incident on a Singapore Airlines flight where one person died and 30 others were hurt. FOX 5 NY’s Linda Schmidt looks at what’s behind the rise in flight turbulence and how climate change could be a factor.
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