atmospheric
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Rocket-induced lightning from an enhanced atmospheric electric field is also a major risk.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
She distinguished herself writing episodes of weird, atmospheric series including Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” a nightmarish exploration of witchcraft and filmmaking in 1990s L.A., and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” also for Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Few of Portugal’s many hill towns dotting the border with Spain can claim to be as unapologetically spare and atmospheric as Castelo Rodrigo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The same computational approaches can help scientists better understand fluid motion in many systems, including ocean currents, atmospheric patterns, and blood flow.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
Perhaps there is some major and as yet undiscovered atmospheric constituent—nitrogen, for example—which keeps the average molecular weight of the atmosphere high and prevents blowoff.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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