Pressure gradient...sounds like an interesting combination of words right? So what is a pressure gradient and how does it affect you? First lets start by breaking down each word...Pressure: in this ...

A dopamine-induced mean pressure gradient of at least 20 mm Hg was significantly associated with arterial hypertension improvement after renal stenting, leading researchers to conclude that the ...

Do you know what causes wind? Well, broadly speaking it’s the sun... but more specifically, how the sun unevenly heats the Earth’s surface. That leads to areas of high and low pressure forming, and in ...

MILWAUKEE -- Probably, at some point in your life, you've seen a weather map similar to the picture below. It has red Ls and blue Hs all over the place, representing low and high pressure. Looking ...

A Dec. 4 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of Earth from space. Earth's atmosphere is labeled "pressurized gas," while outer space is labeled "infinite vacuum." A third label ...

The same wave in the jet stream can lead to strong winds, blowing dust and fire danger in one region, while triggering a tornado outbreak and a blizzard in other regions. Windstorms can seem like they ...

This segment originally appeared in today's edition of the Morning Brief newsletter. Sign up here to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Pressure gradient is the ...

The hydrostatic pressure gradient across the root cortex induced by transpiration was simulated by raising the pressure on the medium surrounding the roots of detopped tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) ...

Those gusty winds bedeviling Northern California this week are a typical sign of seasonal transition as spring yields to summer, meteorologists said yesterday. Strong winds are the inevitable result ...

Above: VIIRS infrared (I-5) image of Typhoon Haiyan, taken at 1639 UTC on November 6, 2013, a little more than a day before it struck Samar Island. Image credit: Courtesy Dan Lindsey (NOAA), via VIIRS ...