Several Injured as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane Arriving in Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals have been injured when a Delta Airlines aircraft traveling from LA to Sydney was hit by turbulence this past Friday.

Flight DL41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it touched down at Sydney Airport, a company official stated. Several cabin crew members were injured.

Local paramedics said they evaluated five individuals, and took a trio to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries that included back pain and head pain. Those affected were between their thirties and seventies.

It is the most recent case of aircraft experiencing turbulence, with experts pointing out that global warming is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying nearly 250 travelers and fifteen staff members on the Airbus A350, the official noted, adding that the plane touched down "safely" at the airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on the day in question.

Paramedics said they were alerted just three minutes ahead of the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

The reasons turbulence is becoming more common - and more severe.

During the past year, 25 people were hurt when another Delta jet, travelling from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, hit "severe" rough air just 120 minutes into the long-haul flight, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight endured a harrowing brief five-second of severe turbulence. One passenger died and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and were slammed back.

In-flight turbulence is not uncommon during flights, and while instances of strong or severe turbulence are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Research indicates that there are around 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance annually, out of a overall number of in excess of 35 million journeys that are conducted globally.

Strong atmospheric disturbance is described as when the sudden jolts of a jet experiencing disturbed air exert greater than a significant G-force on your body - a strong enough force to lift you out of your seat if you were not fastened by a seatbelt.

As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.