Did Weather Cause the AirAsia Plane Crash?

Early Sunday morning, AirAsia Flight 8501 disappeared. This aircraft took off from Surabaya, Indonesia with 162 passengers and two pilots. So where in the world did this plane go, and what might have caused the crash? In an article from Discover Magazine, potential weather impacts are discussed. Thunderstorms with clouds heights over 44,000 ft were […]

Plane Crash at Kansas Airport

A small plane crashed into the Mid Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas a short time ago. So far, 2 people are unaccounted for. It is feared they may be trapped in the wreckage.   Watch live: Aftermath of a small plane crash into a building at the Wichita airport http://t.co/1JJ8A6GC5I — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 30, 2014 […]

Georgia Thunderstorms Cause Flooding

Strong storms impacted portions of the southeastern United States tonight. There were several reports of flash flooding across Georgia. There were also strong, damaging wind gust south of Atlanta. These storms actually caused damage to 12-15 small planes in an airport just south of Atlanta, Georgia. Check out the amazing photos below!   Wow! Plane […]

Airplanes Dodge Thunderstorms

This radar loop is overlaid with the path airlines were forced to take a few weeks ago at Atlanta’s airport as strong thunderstorms ignited across the region.  Watch as the airplanes dodge thunderstorms, twisting and turning to avoid convection firing across areas surrounding the airport…it’s very, very neat: via Break.com