Several Hurt as Rough Air Impacts A Delta Airlines Plane Landing at Sydney, Australia

Multiple passengers and crew have been injured after a Delta Airlines flight traveling from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia experienced rough air this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "went through a short bout of rough air" as it made its approach and landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier informed. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

Local paramedics said they assessed five patients, and transported a trio to the hospital with minor injuries that comprised back pain and migraines. The injured spanned from their 30s to 70s.

It is the newest example of aircraft being hit by severe turbulence, with experts pointing out that global warming is a significant contributor.

The aircraft was carrying 245 people and fifteen staff members on the aircraft, the representative noted, adding that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at 6:48 a.m. local time on Friday.

Emergency responders reported they received a call just three minutes ahead of the plane touched down, and ambulances were standing by on the runway.

Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and often stronger.

During the past year, two dozen individuals were injured when a Delta Airlines flight, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "considerable" rough air just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Recently, passengers and crew on a certain international flight went through a harrowing five seconds of severe turbulence. An individual died and dozens were injured, as individuals not fastened in were thrown from their seats and were slammed back.

Turbulence is not uncommon while flying, and while cases of significant turbulence seem to be rising, they are statistically infrequent.

Research indicates that there are around 5,000 incidents of significant in-flight disturbance every year, out of a overall number of more than 35 million journeys that are conducted worldwide.

Intense turbulence is defined as when the sudden jolts of a plane going through rough air masses generate more than a significant G-force on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you were not fastened by a safety belt.

As climate change modifies atmospheric conditions, experts warn that flying could become more turbulent: shifts in temperature and altered air currents in the higher altitudes are expected to heighten the occurrence and strength of dangerous in-flight bumps.