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Weather Conditions -Climate change and global warming.

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1. Explain and discuss why this statement is correct. "Perhaps more than any other single measurement, atomspheric pressure is the best indicator of current and changing weather conditions." Provide some examples.

2. Briefly define and describe the terms climate change and global warming.

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Weather changes are caused by interactions between air masses of different temperatures. When cold air is moving into a a warm region, it lifts the warm air up, because it is denser and heavier. We see this effect on a barometer as falling air pressure. As the warm air is being pushed upward, it leaves less air ...

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