Wind is one of the most impactful forms of weather. A change in air pressure can create wind. The wind will become stronger as the pressure difference increases. Wind and air pressure are very ...

Residents of the lower Colorado River Valley endure strong, turbulent winds due to a pressure gradient and unique geography, ...

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Pressure gradient...sounds like an interesting combination of words right? So what is a pressure gradient and how does it affect you? First lets start by breaking down each word...Pressure: in this ...

MILWAUKEE -- Probably, at some point in your life, you've seen a weather map similar to the picture below. It has red Ls and blue Hs all over the place, representing low and high pressure. Looking ...

Do you know what causes wind? Well, broadly speaking it’s the sun... but more specifically, how the sun unevenly heats the Earth’s surface. That leads to areas of high and low pressure forming, and in ...

Books on meteorology often describe Earth's atmosphere as a huge ocean of air in which we all live. Diagrams depict our home planet as being surrounded by a great sea of atmosphere, a few hundred ...

(The Conversation) – Windstorms can seem like they come out of nowhere, hitting with a sudden blast. They might be hundreds of miles long, stretching over several states, or just in your neighborhood.

Wind is one of the most impactful forms of weather. A change in air pressure can create wind. The wind will become stronger as the pressure difference increases. Wind and air pressure are very ...