A warmer world could make current airport runways too short | csmonitor.com

Next time you’re in an airplane racing down the runway for takeoff, make a mental note of that moment when the plane leaves the ground. In a warmer world, that moment of liftoff will come later.

How does ice cause a plane to crash?: Scientific American

For scheduled air carriers [including commercial passenger airlines] icing has been a contributing factor in 9.5 percent of fatal air carrier accidents.

Killer Floods Show Turkey Cannot Handle Consequences of Climate Change, WWF Says - NatGeo News Watch

Flooding occurred mostly because natural irrigation channels had been damaged and unplanned developments blocked the rain water from dissipating into the sea, WWF said.

The World’s Worst Floods By Death Toll | Epic Disasters

The Deadliest Floods As Measured By Death Toll [Of the listed floods, nine of ten occurred before 1939]