atmospheric pressure

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The title refers to the pressure inside a bottle of Champagne or Champagne-method sparkling wine: up to six times the average atmospheric pressure at sea level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The new catalyst works at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, which could make it easier and more economical to deploy at sites of methane production, such as power plants and cattle barns.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

Barosinusitis is fairly common on flights or when scuba-diving because the atmospheric pressure around us can’t always equalize with the air pressure inside our sinuses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

Cold fronts, or conditions after one, can cause falling temperatures, atmospheric pressure changes and gusty winds.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

Open bodies of liquid water are impossible today because the atmospheric pressure on Mars is too low to keep even cold water from rapidly boiling.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan