I am well aware of these events. I am referring to the point about warmer atmospheres causing more clear air turbulence. I don’t believe there is conclusive evidence of this yet, though it is a logical explanation.

I agree that it sounds logical. It might even be true, just saying that it’s not conclusive.

I’ve also seen reports debunking this correlation. I don’t have a source but it may not be as cut and dry as this.

I think that’s just the JPEG compression destroying all detail, so in that lighting now they just look like orange polygons.