We draw lines of equal pressure to show where high or low pressure exists. So lines are called isobars. Standard atmospheric pressure is 1013 millibars, so anything above or below that will help ...

Small changes in atmospheric pressure can start a landslide in certain weather conditions. Understanding why will help us to assess which slopes are at most risk of failing. Just over a decade ago ...

China has slashed air pressure in a test track tube to as low as 2.9 centibars, or 2.9 kilopascal units of pressure, in experiments on the 6-meter-diameter test run at a maximum speed of 50 kilometers ...

Called low atmospheric pressure stunning (LAPS), the system ... This means they are unable to feel pain when their throats are cut, the standard method employed to kill them.