Prof Paul Williams

Taking my son to Brazil for a much-needed holiday!

Guess what was the top most-read article on the BBC News website today?

And also the most engaged with, achieving well over 1,000 comments so far!

I am happy to be quoted in it, explaining why servere turbulence is becoming more frequent.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Turbulence is increasing. Here's how the aviation industry is trying to smooth things out Climate change is creating stronger turbulence. Aircraft designers hope innovative new techniques will reduce its effects.

I am very happy to be featured in this BBC article on how the aviation sector is responding to increased turbulence.

www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Congratulations to my PhD student Isabel Smith, who officially became Dr Smith today!

I am very lucky to lead a fantastic research group in aviation turbulence at the University of Reading, pictured here having lunch today with a visitor. Thank you all for your contributions to our group's success.

How is climate change affecting aviation? And how can the sector adapt? We had a stimulating Q&A session on these topics at an Airbus conference in Toulouse recently.

Did you know that turbulence is the leading cause of weather-related commercial aircraft accidents? It accounts for 71% of them, according to a study we published in 2019, as I discussed at this recent presentation for Airbus in Toulouse.

It's complicated 😂

It's complicated 😂

Is the jet stream speeding up because of climate change, helping eastbound flights reach record-breaking ground speeds? I discussed the evidence in this recent presentation at the Airbus Leadership University in Toulouse.

It was a pleasure to share the stage with Camille Sagues and Veronique Roca at this recent Airbus event, discussing the crucial topic of adaptation of the aviation sector to climate change.

Turbulence is getting worse. Here's what passengers should know before summer flights. Some kinds of turbulence are less common in summer, but storms can bring bumpy rides for airplane passengers. Here's how to stay safe.

Here are my thoughts on what air travellers should know about turbulence before heading to the airport this summer.

www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

I have been in Peru this week, to speak at an ICAO workshop on severe meteorological phenomena and aviation. It is great to see that the international aviation community is taking seriously the increasing risks of severe weather associated with climate change.

And the prize for best sub-heading goes to... "Shear-ly not"!

Why do clouds move in a different direction to the wind? Shear-ly not...

Today I'm getting naked to talk about wind shear!

A listener of The Naked Scientists asked why clouds sometimes move in a different direction from the surface wind.

I got my clothes off (don't worry, it's audio only!) to answer the question.

Listen here: www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/que...

I had the pleasure of speaking at a conference in Rimini this week about how aviation will need to adapt to climate change, covering the latest science on topics such as airport flooding, degraded take-off performance, more lightning, modified hail patterns, and stronger turbulence.

We had a great aviation session at the European Climate Change Adaptation conference in Rimini this week.

Thanks to fellow panellists Ian Elston, Davide Bassano, Marc Wetterwald, Robert Brons and moderator Rachel Burbidge for the stimulating discussions.

Did you get one too?

I am honoured to learn that our recent study on turbulence increases has been recognised by the publisher as one of the most-viewed articles in Geophysical Research Letters!

Happy memories of speaking about trends in weather-related aviation risks at the International Union of Aerospace Insurers (IUAI) conference in Prague last week.

Our paper!

I'll give you $100 to take it off me 😂

It's worth negative money 😂

I am back home after spending a stimulating three days in Prague attending the IUAI Members Conference.

It was a pleasure to reunite with old friends and make some new ones too!

About 180 people here.

I am happy to be in Prague today, to speak to aviation insurers about long-term trends in turbulence and other hazards related to climate change.

Travel writer Cathy Adams describes her fear turbulence as climate change makes it worse - in today's Sunday Times.

It's always good to be in Paris, especially when presenting our research on turbulence and climate change to the Air France KLM Group executive committee.

I spent the week visiting Airbus in Toulouse, to discuss the consequences of increased turbulence from climate change. Exciting things are happening. Watch this space!

It was great to give a climate change lecture to teenagers at St Albans School today. Will this be the generation that finally solves the climate change problem? Quite possibly, if the level of engagement during the Q&A session was anything to go by.