Maybe you can ELI7 because I’ve taken three college level physics courses but I just don’t get this: where do temperature and pressure changes come from that are so powerful we get 50mph+ gusts? Why don’t those differences just disperse outward and equalize from wherever they’re generated? How can I be standing on one side of my yard and a gust of wind be displacing the trees 30ft away???
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The way I’d explain it to a five year old? They *are* evening out just like you said. All over the world, the pressure is trying to reach equilibrium and a bunch of factors keep things moving. Temperature is a major factor. Heat makes pressure.
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