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 Foehn Winds 

 Foehn Winds . The fear of the mountains By: Madison Chambers. What?? . ~ Along the eastern slopes of the Rockies, the Chinook or the Foehn wind provides a welcome respite from the long winter. ~The Foehn wind has a rapid and strong change in weather. How long?? . ~less than an hour

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 Foehn Winds 

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  1. Foehn Winds The fear of the mountains By: Madison Chambers

  2. What?? ~Along the eastern slopes of the Rockies, the Chinook or the Foehn wind provides a welcome respite from the long winter. ~The Foehn wind has a rapid and strong change in weather. 1999@weatheronline123rf.com/stockphotofoehn\windsinthemountains

  3. How long?? ~less than an hour to… ~several days Southercaliforniacurse.comcaliforniacurse.2012rosemarysotel

  4. What causes ~temperature changes ~drops of humidity Genevalunch.comstrongfoehnwindsthroughvalis.2013

  5. When?? ~out of 30 yrs. 20.5 days on average learnweatherhappens.xweather.org, 2006..1999@weatheronline.123rf.com

  6. Damage ~snow melting ~drops in humidity ~loss of (2.5cm) 1in of ice out of our lakes and rivers/per hour ~soil loss ~red belt ~trees die ~covering that protects grass and other plants dies Giannini,ajmalone/Dapiotrowski,TA(1986)irritationcentrum.anewclinicalweather

  7. Red Belt ~where trees turn red from a moisture loss\ ~needles fall off and the trees turn red learnweatherhappens.xweather.org, 2006

  8. Interesting ~rise 50 degrees or more very rapid Southdakotaweatherhistoryandtriviaforjanuary,nationalweatherservice/forcastofficeforfebuary8th2006

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