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Jun 2022
43m 58s

What is wind?

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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Wind is everywhere, we've all experienced it: soft breezes, strong gusts, cold fronts, warm fronts. But what is wind? What starts it? Where does it come from, and where does it go? And who am I to blow against the wind? 
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