What Is Airplane Turbulence, And Can It Cause A Plane To Crash?
(World News Science)

Turbulence - the stomach-churning, panic-sparking, coffee-spiller of the skies - what exactly are you? And how scared of you should I be? Even for seasoned jet-setters who are comfortable sitting in a cramped aluminum tube flying through the sky at 10,000 meters (33,000 feet) next to a screaming child, turbulence can be an unnerving experience. As you might have seen in the news this week, there...