atmospheric pressure
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The El Nino weather pattern warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, triggering worldwide changes in winds, atmospheric pressure and rainfall patterns, and pushing warmer overall global temperatures.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
They have also noticed a drop in atmospheric pressure over the central Pacific compared with the western Pacific.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
A traditional nuclear power plant uses water to cool the reactor core, but Newcleo’s design would instead use liquid lead, which has a higher boiling point and allows operations at atmospheric pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Because Mars has such low atmospheric pressure, these discharges occur more easily than on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026
In 1680 Huygens came up with an alternative way of harnessing atmospheric pressure.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
