Which among the following is correct about Sirocco ........

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Which among the following is correct about Sirocco?

It’s a warm & dry wind

It’s a warm & moist wind

It’s a cold & moist wind

It’s a winter wind that blows in pacific ocean

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Explanation:

Sirocco is a warm, dry and dusty laden local wind which blows in northerly direction from Sahara desert over North Africa as a dry wind and picks up moisture as it crosses the Mediterranean.
Since they carry red dust over Sahara, the rainfall which they cause is called blood rain sometimes.