- 1Aeronautics, Imperial College London, London, UK (hui.wong16@imperial.ac.uk)
- 2Brahmal Vasudevan Institute for Sustainable Aviation, Imperial College London, London, UK
In the context of climate change, we typically focus on the impact of individual sectors on the climate. For example, the warming effect of aviation. Far less consideration is given to the inverse relationship, i.e. how a warming climate affects aviation. This talk highlights why the link between a changing atmosphere and future aircraft design deserves greater attention, with a particular focus on the implications of more frequent and intense atmospheric turbulence.
Up-Goer Five version: When we talk about how the world is getting hotter, we usually think about how different parts of our lives make this happen. Such as, how flying makes the world warmer. We think much less about the other way around - how a hotter world changes flying and people-flying-things. This talk is about why we should care more about how a warmer world will cause the people-flying-things to suddenly shake up and down more often with more force. And how this changes what people-flying-things will look like and how they work in a warmed world.
How to cite: Wong, H. L.: How does a warming world change people-flying-things?, EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-13837, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-13837, 2026.