EESA09H3 Lecture Notes - Nimbostratus Cloud, Barometer, Thermosphere
6 Jun 2012
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165 tornadoes in 24 hours, 194 dead in alabama , april 2011. Climatic importance wind chill, local cooling and heating, chinooks. Zeus to look after the four winds. Chinese mythology: feng po po, wind goddess, replaced feng po. Japanese mythology: fujin was one of the earliest gods of shinto, the god of wind. North american indian: navajo (dine) wind intimately connected to their spiritual life, part of creation stories (holy wind nilch i) links to breathing. Others wind mythology permeates most human societies. Been used as a metaphor, representing change. In the hindu and buddhist religions: wind is viewed as the nature or state of a god, and referred to as vayu , pavan and. In other religions, such as judaism, islam, or christianity - wind is viewed as one of the five great elements of power. The wind power had been used to teach lessons to the followers in the past.
