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What is a foehn?

What is a foehn? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
  2. (meteorology) A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain.
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Due to the green house effect, the energy and water content of the atmosphere increases. This raises the potential of foehn and thunderstorms.
In addition, foehn winds, warm dry winds coming off the lee slopes of a mountain range, heated the basin.
The foehn and the micro-organism responsible for the noble rot start their task.
Such a rise in temperature due to compression is a well-known phenomenon, referred to as the foehn effect.
Due to the warm foehn wind and mild climate, plants that lend a southern feel to the area thrive around Lake Lucerne.
A foehn wind can last from two to three days and blows either south north or north south, depending on the tracking of cyclonic storms.

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