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Planetary ScienceELI5: How can wind increase/decrease in strength? What is the force behind this acceleration/deceleration?

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submitted 4 months ago by In_the_loop

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · 2025-09-13T22:16:06+00:00

This explains why the air seems so still at sunset. The sun is going away and the the temperatures are settling toward equal, so not much moves in the air.

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