Important local winds list
Local winds are due to the uneaqual heating and cooling in that area, gravity and tempeartures. Here a small list of important local winds,
v Chinook or Snow eater – Hot, Dry wind in Rockies. Cattle grazing depends on this wind because it melts the snow.
v Sirocco – Hot, moist, dusty wind from Sahara to Mediterranean
v Sea Solano – Hot, moist wind from Sahara towards Iberian Peninsula
v Harmattan – Hot, Dry wind blowing outwards from interior of west Africa, also called Guinea Doctor
v Bise – Cold , dry wind blowing from northeast over the alphs to the switzerland and france.
v Bora – Cold, strong dry wind blowing outwards from Hungary to the north of Italy (near Adriatic Sea)
v Xlokk – It is pronounced as "shlok". It is the hot, dry dusty (Sirocco) wind in Malta.
v Foehn – Hot, Dry wind in the Alps
v Khamsin – Hot, Dry wind in Egypt. thw wind is said to blow for 50 days.
v Mistral – Very cold wind, that blows down from the Alps over France
v Punas – Cold, dry wind blowing down towards the western side of Andes
v Blizzard – Very cold winds in Tundra region
v Brickfielder – Hot wind in Australia that bring hot air outback to the cooler area.
v Purga – Cold wind in Russian
v Willy willy - A local wirling wind in Australia.
v Tundra Levanter – cold wind in Spain
v Norwester – Hot wind in New Zealand
v Santa Ana – Hot wind in S. California in USA
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