Why do the winds have different names? Detailed answer

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Why do the winds have different names?

Most winds, of course, do not have their own names. You can say: "It's windy" or "The wind is blowing." Sometimes we say, "The north wind is blowing." But many winds have special names. Winds with special names got them for different reasons.

You know, for example, what it means to "fall into a calm." It means to freeze in immobility. One of the varieties of wind is called "calm wind". It occurs at the equator, where there is a wide belt of rising air and low pressure.

Winds that blow from above and below towards the equator are called trade winds. They have constant directions and blow strongly, and therefore, in the days of sailing ships, they were very useful to navigators.

There are some other special winds. For example, monsoons These are winds that change their direction depending on the time of year. In India, the monsoons bring hot, dry air in the winter, and in the summer they blow northward, bringing with them heavy rains. In southern France, all the locals are waiting in fear mistral - a cold, dry wind from the north, It can blow from the sea for days on end, and at this time everyone feels uncomfortable.

Author: Likum A.

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