Winds

Mar 5, 2025 • 1h 6m • 29 views

In geography, winds are classified as local, seasonal, or planetary, depending on their characteristics. Types of winds Trade winds Also called tropical easterlies, these winds blow from the subtropical high-pressure belts towards the equatorial low-pressure belts. Westerlies These winds blow from the southwest in the Northern hemisphere and from the northwest in the Southern hemisphere.