The Pampero is a cold, dry wind that blows across the Pampas, the vast grassy plains of Argentina and Uruguay. It originates from the cold polar regions and usually follows the passage of a cold front. These winds bring a ...
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The Foehn is a warm, dry wind that blows down the leeward slopes of the Alps in Europe. It occurs when moist air rises over the mountains, cools and drops its rain. As the dry air moves down the other ...
The Chinook wind acts as a warm blanket for the central plains of the USA during winter. When these winds descend the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, they warm up through a process called adiabatic compression. This causes a ...
The Shrieking Sixties occur at 60° South latitude, where the winds become even more violent and high-pitched. In this freezing region near Antarctica, the air is extremely dense and the pressure changes are very rapid. The winds “shriek” as they ...
Derived from the Arabic word ‘Mawsim’ (meaning season), “Monsoon” refers to a seasonal reversal in wind direction. It is essentially a large-scale version of a sea breeze, where the wind blows from sea to land in the summer and from ...