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hot air  

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  • INCREASING AIR TEMPERATURES, due to global warming, lead to an increased amount of hot air in the atmosphere. Hot air leads to unstable weather; this correlation could potentially link global warming to an increase in the strength, duration, and frequency of storms and other violent weather.Hot air cools as it rises, as a result of its expansion due to the lower pressure found at higher altitudes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Hot Air]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/hot_air

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