The Joran is a cold, dry wind that blows from the Jura Mountains in Switzerland. It is a type of “mountain breeze” that occurs when the air on the slopes cools down at night and becomes heavy. This cold air ...
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This wind is the Chinook. It is a regional wind of the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains. It starts as a moist maritime air mass from the Pacific Ocean. After being forced over the mountain ranges and losing its ...
The pair “Chinook – China” is incorrect because the Chinook wind is found in the United States and Canada, not China. The other matches are correct: the Sirocco is a hot wind that travels from the Sahara to Italy, the ...
In New Zealand, the warm and dry wind that descends from the Southern Alps is called the Nor’wester. Like other Foehn winds, it starts as moist air on the western coast but becomes hot and dry as it spills over ...
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 ...