Question
Download Solution PDFLoo is a characteristic feature of which season?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Summer.
Key Points
- Loo:
- Loo is a type of local wind that blows in some regions of India and Pakistan.
- Harmful Wind
- In the plains of northern India and Pakistan, sometimes a very hot and dry wind blows from the west in the months of May and June, usually in the afternoons.
- It is known as its temperature invariably ranges between 45°C and 50°C. It may cause sunstroke to people.
Additional Information
- The movement of air from high-pressure to low-pressure areas is called wind.
- Winds are broadly classified into three types:
- Permanent Winds
- Seasonal Winds
- Local Winds
- Local Winds are winds that blow only during a particular period of the day or year in a small area.
- Some of the local winds with the area of flow are:
- Chinook- Rockies
- Foehn- Alps
- Loo- Gangetic plain, North India and Pakistan
- Sirocco- Sahara
- Mistral- Spain
- Blizzard- Polar regions of Canada and the USA
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