Weather change is a common phenomenon across globe. But at recent times bad weather has caused disruption in air and land travel causing billions of loss to the companies. Some of the common weather changes disrupting air travel are fog, storm, heavy snowing and volcanic eruptions. It not only affects people who are in transit but also results in heavy loss to cargo transport companies. The worst affected products are the perishable goods. Usually companies are insured against such situations. However, frequent disruptions can still cause huge amount of losses.
It also causes a lot of chaos in the airport as hundreds of flights get cancelled and the airport is shut down due to bad weather. Handling such crisis is difficult but with such frequent disruptions ensuring proper management can help people in the airport. Providing basic amenities and most importantly medical help for passengers stranded in the airport is very crucial. Tourists who can afford to move to hotels do so but more often not many can afford to extent their holidays. This causes lot of confusion as they are forced to stay at the airport. Though weather forecasts help to some extent, in such situations it becomes difficult to predict.
A sudden weather change like volcanic eruption can last for weeks and disrupt air and land travel, and it is not safe to travel until the weather conditions improve. Land travel also gets affected due bad weather conditions such as to fog, floods, hurricanes and heavy snowing. When it comes to land travel, bad weather can cause damage to either the transport or the infrastructure. Loss of homes and personal belonging also puts a financial burden on individuals
