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How hot weather – and climate change – affect airline flights

  • Written by Ethan Coffel, Ph.D. Student in Earth & Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
imageWhen is it too hot to fly?Dmitri Fedorov/Shutterstock.com

Hot weather has forced dozens of commercial flights to be canceled at airports in the Southwest this summer. This flight-disrupting heat is a warning sign. Climate change is projected to have far-reaching repercussions – including sea level rise inundating cities and shifting weather...

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