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What is characteristic of the pamperos?
  • A
    Katabatic winds in the Atlas Mountains
  • B
    A marked advance of cold arctic air in North America
  • C
    A marked advance of cold air in South America
  • D
    Foehn conditions in the Spanish Pyrenees

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PAMPERO is a burst of cold polar air from the west, southwest or south on the pampas in the south of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia.

  • The Pampero is usually accompanied by very humid and close conditions, severe rain, hail and thunderstorms and is followed by a cold, dry, gusty, southerly or south-westerly wind.

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