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Climate is one possible reason (as well as coal deposits) for the rise of the wealth and importance of Manchester, UK in the 1800s. There is a damp atmosphere that makes it great for processing cotton.

It's also the where a fairly large printing company has it's central printing facility. Inside the main warehouse over tons of paper a fine mist if intermittently created, keeping the paper malleable. In a less damp environment this misting process might have to be intensified.



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