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Air Pressure

I'm holding the box to the Sainlogic SA3 portable personal home weather station, which I review in this article.

The Sainlogic SA3 Weather Station is a great choice for amateur weather watchers seeking home weather reports... see why!

The Sainlogic SA1 weather station is an affordable solution for personal home weather reports.

Comparison of the SA1 Sainlogic weather station with Davis Vantage Vue. The SA1 is a great choice for amateur weather watchers seeking home weather reports!

Heat waves are prolonged periods of excessive hot weather. A heat wave can bring record-breaking temperatures and heat-related injuries to scores of people.

The environment can affect our health in many ways. It only seems logical that pain, mood, and general well-being would all be affected by changes in the weather, as that is all part of the environment we live in.

Can the weather cause aches and pains and change how we feel? Some believe so.

Find out how air pressure affects air humidity.

A storm surge is the bulge of water that rises under a hurricane or tropical storm when it makes land. See why storm surge is so dangerous + How to stay safe

A tropical depression is an area of tropical weather that's stormy, centralized, can pack winds up to 38 miles per hour, and can often become a stronger system like a tropical storm, hurricane, or typhoon.

Air pressure is all around -- and it affects our weather. Find out what high pressure and low pressure are and how they affect our weather in 2 very different ways.

You've always heard the air has weight, but how do we really know that? Here are couple of quick examples of how air pressure works.

Wind blows because of differences in air pressure or pressure gradient. The bigger the gradient, the stronger the wind. Here's more about why the wind blows...

Atmospheric rivers are narrow streams of moisture in the atmosphere that can cause prolonged periods of heavy rain or snow.

Pineapple Express is the whimsical, nontechnical name of one of the most famous atmospheric rivers on the planet! Everything you want to know

Bomb cyclones are rapidly intensifying storms that can cause great destruction.

Wondering what a bomb cyclone is and why you're hearing more about bomb cyclones these days? Everything you want to know about this winter weather storm phenomenon.

El Nino

Find out how and why El Nino forms, what it means for our climate, the type of weather it brings, and how it affects us in ways you might not even realize. 

Want to know what the wind chill is outside? Or how close you are to lightning? These online weather calculators are FREE!

A weather model is one of the most important tools in making a weather forecast. Now you can make your own weather forecasts using weather models from the National Weather Service!

Bored? Not a great day to be outdoors? You can stay entertained indoors with these challenging and fun weather quiz tests.

You might know about Ben Franklin the inventor, but how about Ben Franklin -- weather pioneer? Yes, Ben Franklin contributed many things to meteorology. His studies of weather patterns and other meteorological phenomena helped further our understanding of weather, with many of his theories and observations withstanding the test of time.