Question 1 of 15
What wind sweeps down the eastern slopes of the Rockies, warming rapidly?
Why: Chinook winds can raise temperatures 40°F in an hour.
Question 2 of 15
What hot dry wind blows into Southern California from the desert?
Why: Santa Ana winds fuel California wildfires.
Question 3 of 15
What wind blows from Africa across the Mediterranean?
Why: Sirocco can carry Saharan dust across Europe.
Question 4 of 15
What monsoon dominates the Indian subcontinent's summer?
Why: The southwest monsoon delivers most annual rainfall from June to September.
Question 5 of 15
What is the 'ITCZ'?
Why: The band of thunderstorms circling Earth near the equator.
Question 6 of 15
What Southern Ocean wind belt has notorious storms?
Why: 40°S also known as Furious Fifties and Screaming Sixties further south.
Question 7 of 15
What weather phenomenon dominates the equatorial Pacific climate?
Why: El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycles between warm and cool phases.
Question 8 of 15
What deadly heat wave killed 70,000+ across Europe in 2003?
Why: The August 2003 heatwave was a catastrophic event.
Question 9 of 15
What is a 'haboob'?
Why: Common in Sudan and Arizona.
Question 10 of 15
What tropical cyclone is called in the northwestern Pacific?
Why: Typhoons form in the western North Pacific.
Question 11 of 15
Which African weather feature drives Sahel drought?
Why: Sahel rainfall depends on monsoon strength and position.
Question 12 of 15
What is a 'gully-washer' in Australia?
Why: Aussie slang for intense localized rainfall.
Question 13 of 15
Which country experiences 'polar night'?
Why: Any location above the Arctic Circle sees polar night in winter.
Question 14 of 15
What causes the 'Alberta clipper' storm?
Why: Fast-moving lows bring brief snow bursts to the northern US.
Question 15 of 15
Where does the 'sundowner wind' blow?
Why: Sundowners are downslope winds from the Santa Ynez Mountains toward Santa Barbara.