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Weather: Moisture and Humidity
Moisture and HumidityWeatherPartly to Mostly CloudyMoisture and HumidityIn the CloudsTen Major Cloud TypesForecasting by Clouds In all my years of teaching and talking about the weather, I have…Air Pressure and Humidity
Air pressure is the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the earth. It is measured by a barometer in units called millibars. Most barometers use mercury in a glass column, like a…Weather: It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity
It's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the…Winter Indoor Comfort and Relative Humidity
Effects of Dry Air on the BodyApparent Temperature for Values of Room Temperature and Relative Humidity Compared to summer when the moisture content of the air (relative humidity) is an…Apparent Temperature for Values of Room Temperature and Relative Humidity
Relative Humidity (%)Roomtemperature (°F) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 10075 68 69 71 72 74 75 76 76 77 78 7974 66 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 7873 65 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 7772 64 65 67…terrarium
(Encyclopedia) terrarium, a miniature garden in an artificial environment, in which small plants and animals may be kept as ornament or for educational purposes. Fish bowls, small fish tanks, large…Corn Belt
(Encyclopedia) Corn Belt, major agricultural region of the U.S. Midwest where corn acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Located…CS, chemical compound
(Encyclopedia) CS, chemical compound (orthochlorobenzalmalonitrile) used in riot control and, by the military, as a harassing agent. The compound is dispersed as an aerosol or as a finely divided…yungas
(Encyclopedia) yungasyungasy&oomacr;ngˈgäs [key], region of lowland valleys in the eastern piedmont of the Andes Mts., 5,000–8,000 ft (1,524–2,438 m) high, extending from the Peru-Bolivia border…Tehuantepec
(Encyclopedia) TehuantepecTehuantepectāwäntāpĕkˈ [key], officially Santo Domingo TehuantepecTehuantepecsänˈtō dōmĭngˈgō [key], town (1990 pop. 33,445), Oaxaca state, S Mexico, on a wide bend of the…