Several Affected as Turbulence Strikes A Delta Airlines Plane Landing at Sydney, Australia

A number of individuals have been injured following a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia experienced turbulence this past Friday.

Delta Flight 41 "experienced a brief period of turbulence" as it made its approach and landed at the Sydney airport, an airline spokesperson informed. Four flight attendants sustained injuries.

Emergency medical services stated they assessed five patients, and took three to hospital with minor injuries that such as spinal discomfort and headaches. The patients' ages spanned from their 30s up to the 70s.

The event represents the latest incident of aircraft experiencing atmospheric disturbance, with aviation specialists indicating that global warming is a major factor.

On board were 245 people and 15 crew members on the Airbus A350, the representative added, stating that the plane touched down "without further incident" at Sydney Airport at shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday morning.

Paramedics reported they got a call just only 180 seconds ahead of the plane arrived, and emergency vehicles were standing by on the runway.

Why plane turbulence is becoming increasingly prevalent - and more severe.

Last year, 25 people were injured when another Delta jet, flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, Netherlands, encountered "severe" turbulence just 120 minutes into the transoceanic journey, and diverted for an precautionary landing.

Recently, travelers and staff on a certain international flight went through a frightening brief five-second bout of severe turbulence. One passenger died and many were hurt, as unbelted passengers lifted out of their seats and fell back down.

In-flight turbulence is fairly routine during flights, and while occurrences of rough conditions are reportedly becoming more frequent, they are remained quite uncommon.

Estimates show that there are approximately 5,000 incidents of severe or worse turbulence each year, out of a sum of more than 35 million aircraft departures that are conducted around the world.

Severe turbulence is defined as when the vertical motions of a plane experiencing unstable air generate greater than 1.5 times the force of gravity on your body - a strong enough force to throw you from your seat if you weren't wearing a safety belt.

As a changing climate shifts weather patterns, researchers alert that commercial aviation could become bumpier: shifts in temperature and changing jet streams in the upper atmosphere are likely to heighten the regularity and severity of dangerous in-flight bumps.