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Which one of the following is called Northeaster?
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- Cold and fast-blowing wind in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions
- Cold and fast-blowing winds in South Pole region
- Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere
- Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia
Correct Option: C
The polar easterlies are the dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the high-pressure areas of the polar highs at the north and south poles towards low pressure areas within the Westerlies at high latitudes. Cold air subsides at the pole creating the high pressure, forcing an equator-ward outflow of air; that outflow is then deflected westward by the Coriolis Effect.
