Researchers suggest global warming will cause more weight restriction days for airlines
Thursday, November 27, 2014 - 09:30
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with Columbia University is suggesting that global warming could cause airlines to experience more weight restriction days in the future. In their paper published in the American Meteorological Society Journal, Ethan Coffel and Radley Horton describe a study they conducted on the likely impact on the airline business as temperatures worldwide heat up.