Natural Phenomenon
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Natural Phenomenon
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Squalls |
| Squalls are strong winds that begin suddenly, last for a short time, and then decrease suddenly. In the eighteenth century, it was thought that squalls were caused by the passage of winds across and around islands and high mountains. |
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Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004 Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au Prepared by: Paul Turnbull Updated: 28 June 2004 To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-biogs-P000039 |