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Which cold local wind blows in Pampas region of South America?

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Mistral
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Chinook
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Pampero
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Loo
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Solution

The correct option is D Pampero
Pampero
The name given to severe line squalls in Argentina and Uruguay, particularly in the Rio de la Plata area. They are associated with marked cold fronts and are usually accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning, a sharp drop in temperature and a sudden change of wind direction from northerly or northwesterly to southerly or south-westerly. They are most likely to occur during the period of June to September.

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