The hot air that blows from the great desert of India during summer is called:

The correct answer is Loo.

Key Points 

• The wind blowing in the northern plains in summer is known as Loo.
  • A heatwave is a strong, hot and dry summer afternoon wind from the west that blows over the western Indo-Gangetic plain of north India and Pakistan.
  • It is especially strong in the months of May and June.
  • Because of its very high temperature, exposure to it can cause heatstroke.
  • Due to its extremely low humidity and high temperature, the heatwave has a severe drying effect on vegetation during the months of May and June, causing widespread browning of affected areas.

Additional Information 

• Foehn or Fohn
  • ​Foehn is a hot wind of local importance in the Alps.
• Chinook
  • Chinook winds are two types of prevailing warm, generally westerly winds in western North America.
• Mistral
  • ​Mistral is one of the local names given to such winds that blow from the Alps over France towards the Mediterranean Sea.
  • It is channeled through the Rhine valley.
    • It is very cold and dry at a high speed.
• Sirocco
  • ​Sirocco is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and reaches hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe.