Multiple Injured as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Aircraft Arriving in Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals have been injured after a Delta jet from LA to Sydney, Australia experienced rough air this past Friday.

The flight, numbered 41 "encountered brief turbulence" as it landed at Sydney Airport, a representative for the carrier told. A number of the onboard staff required medical attention.

Local paramedics said they treated five patients, and transferred a trio to a medical facility with minor injuries that comprised back pain and head pain. Those affected ranged from their 30s up to the 70s.

This marks the newest example of aircraft being hit by atmospheric disturbance, with experts indicating that global warming is a major factor.

On board were 245 passengers and a crew of 15 on the Airbus A350, the representative said, adding that the plane landed "safely" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday.

Paramedics reported they received a call just a mere three minutes before the plane landed, and emergency vehicles were ready and waiting at the airport.

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

In the previous year, two dozen individuals were hurt when a separate Delta aircraft, travelling from Salt Lake City, Utah to Amsterdam, Netherlands, hit "significant" atmospheric disturbance just a couple of hours into the lengthy trip, and was forced to make an precautionary landing.

Earlier this year, travelers and staff on a Singapore Airlines flight went through a terrifying short but intense of severe turbulence. An individual died and many were hurt, as those without seatbelts were thrown from their seats and fell back down.

Bumpy air is fairly routine while flying, and while cases of significant turbulence appear to be increasing, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are an estimated five thousand cases of severe-or-greater turbulence every year, out of a total of over 35 million flights that are conducted globally.

Intense turbulence is categorized as when the sudden jolts of a jet experiencing disturbed air apply greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - enough to throw you from your seat if you did not have on a safety belt.

As a changing climate shifts the conditions in the sky, researchers alert that flying could become less smooth: warming trends and altered air currents in the upper atmosphere are likely to increase the occurrence and strength of severe turbulence.