The Stormy Skies of Disruption: How Climate Change is Rewriting the Rules of Air Travel The chaos that gripped London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports in late June was a stark reminder of the fragility of modern air travel.
Thousands of passengers waited, some for up to 11 hours, as their flights were delayed or cancelled due to thunderstorms that converged over southern England.
Climate change is no longer just a distant threat but an increasingly present reality. Rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns are already affecting global air travel infrastructure.