winds of the world

reesetee commented on the list winds-of-the-world

Fascinating list!

February 27, 2007

trivet commented on the list winds-of-the-world

My favorite has always been cat's paw. I just like the mental picture.

February 27, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list winds-of-the-world

I can't find a name for it, but in Madrid they say there's a wind that will kill a man, but not blow out a candle.

March 3, 2007

chained_bear commented on the list winds-of-the-world

um... AZ? They weren't talking about a different kind of wind, were they? I mean, the kind that one passes? Because I could see how *that* kind could kill a man but not blow out a candle.

March 4, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list winds-of-the-world

You know, that makes so much sense that I actually checked it out again thinking maybe I had missed a really obvious joke.

March 4, 2007

reesetee commented on the list winds-of-the-world

And if that's the case, I think we all know a few names for it.

March 4, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list winds-of-the-world

I think I smell a new list.

(you know it's bad when the boo preempts the remark)

March 4, 2007

reesetee commented on the list winds-of-the-world

Not on MY Wordie lists! ;-)

March 4, 2007

abraxaszugzwang commented on the list winds-of-the-world

Levante and Poniente

March 5, 2007

palooka commented on the list winds-of-the-world

Great list. Another great wind is the arctic screamer

March 6, 2007

mollusque commented on the list winds-of-the-world

How about simoom?

November 15, 2007

rolig commented on the list winds-of-the-world

In the area around Trieste, there is the bora (Italian; Slovene burja), a strong northeasterly wind that blows toward the Adriatic.

December 16, 2007

reesetee commented on the list winds-of-the-world

Sionnach, found more words for this wonderful list, courtesy of this week's WWFTD theme: tehuantepecer, shamal, sharki, suestado, sumatra, sundowner, taku, vardar, warm braw, and white squall. And here's a nice list for even more terms. :-)

September 3, 2008

sionnach commented on the list winds-of-the-world

Gee, I wonder why this list didn't qualify to be a list of the day. Maybe it was too long. Not selective enough? Needed a catchier title?

March 19, 2010

bilby commented on the list winds-of-the-world

*mocks up a List of the Day award, dips it in chrome-plating and sends it sionnach with a breezy kiss*

March 19, 2010

erinmckean commented on the list winds-of-the-world

Hi sionnach -- found a cool one today: derecho.

July 18, 2011

ry commented on the list winds-of-the-world

khamaseen

August 27, 2019