The Foehn is very strong and impetuous but, also dry and warn wind. It usually causes the quick metling of the snow and the rapid thaws. In the Spring it quickens plant vegetation. However, it acts in a very unfavorable way on the human organism. In some people it causes sleepiness and the prolongation of the response time; in others, excitability and nervousness. People who normally suffer because of lung and heart troubles, suffer even more.

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