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Storm in a teacup

15 January 2014

It is well known that you can’t make a decent cup of tea up a mountain because the lower air pressure reduces the boiling point of water. Do normal fluctuations in atmospheric pressure (or, indeed, any other meteorological events) affect how nice my cup of tea is?

Rob Wilson, Otford, Kent, UK

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