Poland has its own wind - Halny

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Halny is a foehn wind that blows in southern Poland and in Slovakia in the Carpathian Mountains. The most turbulent halny[1] blows in Podhale, coming from the South, down the slopes of the Tatra Mountains; in Slovakia, on the other side of the mountains, it comes from the North.

Halny is a warm windstorm that blows through the valleys. It is often disastrous; ripping off roofs, causing avalanches and, according to some people, can have some influence on mental states.

Most halny occur in October and November, sometimes in February and March, rarely in other months.

A note attempting to provide the English comprehension of halny, which lacks a one-word translation: Halny is a singular masculine noun in Polish (plural: halne) when denoting the wind. Wind is of masculine gender in Polish: wiatr. The terms halny and wiatr halny are synonymous. Halny is also a general masculine adjective derived from the feminine noun hala, a grassy meadow typical of the higher elevations of the Carpathian Mountains and the Alps. The feminine singular adjective is halna, while the neuter singular and the plural for all three genders of the adjective is halne.




Foehn wall of clouds warns of the coming wind:




















Losses:

[jeanne]

Wow! That is some wind!

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Feb 11, 2016 1:29:22 GMT 1 jeanne said:

Wow! That is some wind!

Yes, watch the videos how men are blown off:

[tomek]

Wind halny maybe strong. My paretns repaired roof on garage in past.

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Feb 15, 2016 12:51:14 GMT 1 tomek said:

Wind halny maybe strong. My paretns repaired roof on garage in past.

Yes, these films show the amazing force of the wind.

A curious info. Halny deepens depression in people. There were many cases of unlucky guys in a very bad mental condition who went to the Tatra mountains hoping for recovery in natural environment. Unfortunately, they run into halny wind and got so affected by its ill aura that they comitted suicide in result.


Anecdotally, residents in areas of frequent föhn winds report a variety of illnesses ranging from migraines to psychosis. The first clinical review of these effects was published by the Austrian physician Anton Czermak in the 19th century.[2] A study by the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München found that suicide and accidents increased by 10 percent during föhn winds in Central Europe.


The mountain wind that drives you mad…
September 27, 2012 · by Anthony Casey

Winds up to 100km an hour, sweeping from the Tatra mountains, have hit parts of Małopolska – causing power cuts and bringing down trees.

The Foehn wind came storming down on Wednesday this week, and was expected to continue until late on Thursday. But, aside from the damage it can cause to infrastructure, the Foehn – known locally as Halny – also has other legendary properties… and none of them are good.

When the Halny hits, usually in autumn or spring, reports of accidents, violence and even suicide rise markedly. The warm, dry wind has been blamed for migraine, depression, heart and breathing problems, psychological breakdown and more. Yet, to date, scientists have been unable to prove exactly why this happens.

So, if you’ve been having a particularly bad day today, now you know why; just blame the weather.

krakowpolska.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/the-mountain-wind-that-drives-you-mad/

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