I cannot understand for the life of me the idea of low pressure vs high pressure in the atmosphere. Example: hurricane Milton has one of the lowest pressures ever recorded. Tried watching videos, reading, etc. Seems counterintuitive that low pressure = bad weather and high pressure = good weather?
In: Physics
Low pressure air is warm air. Warm air ascends into the sky like steam from a pot of boiling water. The ocean heats the air and it soars into the sky. As warm air goes up, other air blows in to replace it. The air blowing up and blowing in make it very windy.
High pressure air is like putting a lid on the pot of boiling water. The air is trapped and doesn’t blow around.
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