atmospheric pressure
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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
You can see the atmospheric pressure drop pretty quick before noon.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
These materials can only be created under enormous pressures that exceed atmospheric pressure by more than a million times.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
The atmospheric pressure is so high, however, that we cannot see the surface.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
