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  2. List of local winds - Wikipedia

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    Buran (a wind which blows across eastern Asia. It is also known as Purga when over the tundra); Karakaze (strong cold mountain wind from Gunma Prefecture in Japan); East Asian Monsoon, known in China and Taiwan as meiyu (梅雨), in Korea as jangma (), and in Japan as tsuyu (梅雨) when advancing northwards in the spring and shurin (秋霖) when retreating southwards in autumn.

  3. Santa Ana winds: facts and fiction - AOL

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    Santa Ana winds and, their Bay Area cousin, the Diablo winds occur when air from a region of high pressure over the dry Great Basin region of the U.S. flows westward toward lower pressure located ...

  4. Prevailing winds - Wikipedia

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    Local wind direction can also be influenced by microscale features like buildings. Wind roses are tools used to display the history of wind direction and intensity. Knowledge of the prevailing wind allows the development of prevention strategies for wind erosion of agricultural land, such as across the Great Plains .

  5. Wind - Wikipedia

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    Cherry tree moving with the wind blowing about 22 m/sec (about 79 km/h or 49 mph) Sound of wind blowing in a pine forest at around 25 m/sec, with gust alterations. Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes ...

  6. In pictures: Storm Eowyn’s 100mph winds cause ... - AOL

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    Millions of people have been urged to stay at home as Storm Eowyn brought winds up to 100mph, causing damage and disruption across the UK and Ireland. Motorists were warned against making ...

  7. File:Map prevailing winds on earth.png - Wikipedia

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    Besides the westerlies, and trade winds, the large surfaces of land also effect the wind, causing cyclones, hurricanes and other deviations to the normal direction of trade wind File usage The following 10 pages use this file:

  8. Mountain breeze and valley breeze - Wikipedia

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    Diurnal wind system variation in the Appalachian mountain range. Mountain and valley breezes form through a process similar to sea and land breezes. During the day, the sun heats up mountain air rapidly while the valley remains relatively cooler. Convection causes it to rise, causing a valley breeze. At night, the process is reversed.

  9. Storm brings powerful winds, big waves to Avila Beach. See ...

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    A powerful storm brought wind and rain to San Luis Obispo County Saturday, Dec 10. 2022. This seabird had foamy ÒbootsÓ after walking around the foam looking for snacks.