Category Archives: Winds

Simoom

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Simoom (Arabic: سموم‎ samūm; from the root سم s-m-m, “to poison”) is a strong, dry, dust-laden local wind that blows in the Sahara, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Alternative spellings include samiel, sameyel, samoon, samun, … Continue reading →

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Ocean Currents

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The water at the ocean surface is moved primarily by winds that blow in certain patterns because of the Earth’s spin and the Coriolis Effect. Winds  move the top 400 meters of the ocean creating surface ocean currents. Surface ocean … Continue reading →

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Energy from the wind is the best for Earth

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

According to a Stanford University researcher, Mark Jacobson ‘wind, water and sun beat biofuels, nuclear and coal for clean energy.’ The scientist ‘has conducted the first quantitative, scientific evaluation of the proposed, major, energy-related solutions by assessing not only their … Continue reading →

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Air Masses: A large Body of Air

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

An air mass is a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture properties throughout. The best source regions for air masses are large flat areas where air can be stagnant long enough to take on the characteristics … Continue reading →

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