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How Climate Change Is Causing Flight Delays

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Steadily rising temperatures with constant air pressure causes decline in air density. This results in less lift being generated by airplane wings at a given airspeed, causing longer takeoff time, resulting in flight delays according to a study titled “Climatic Change: The impacts of rising temperatures on aircraft takeoff performance.” (www.yahoo.com) More...

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