Q. Which among the following is not a Hot local wind?
Answer: Bora
Notes: Hot Local winds are produced generally by the mechanism of downslope compressional heating which is also known as adiabatic heating.
Examples of Hot winds include:
Chinook, Harmattan, Foehn, Sirocco, Norwester, Brickfielder, Khamsin, Santa Ana, Loo, etc.
Bora winds are cold and dry north-easterly winds that blow from the mountains towards the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea.

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