Why your flight got rerouted (it's not what you think)
Mark Willard
ByMark Willard
8 hours agoUpdated: July 1, 2026, 7:39 am EDTPublished: June 30, 2026, 1:51 pm EDT

Climate change is altering the jet stream, leading to stronger wind shear and a significant increase in dangerous, hard-to-detect clear-air turbulence. Airline operations centers are now relying on advanced, AI-powered predictive tools to help pilots navigate safely around these invisible hazards.