14 Jun 2023

Why turbulence is getting worse, sewer bots destroy mozzies

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 14 June 2023
Plane turbulence, chemical waste, mosquito

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Science correspondent Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about why severe air turbulence is getting worse.

A new study from the University of Reading took 40 years of observations from aircraft and satellite and found the likelihood of hitting clear-air turbulence has increased. So where are you most likely to encounter it?

She'll also talk about a new study which has found squeezing molecules together could help reduce chemical waste and how robots in sewers are helping to combat dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

Laurie Winkless is a physicist and science writer.