Foehn wind Labeling for preparations of aspirin combined with caffeine, codeine and the like will sometimes include "Föhnkrankheit" amongst the indications. Evidence for effects from Chinook winds remain anecdotal. The name "Foehn" (, ) arose in the Alpine region. Originating from Latin "(ventus) favonius", a mild west wind of which Favonius was the Roman personification and probably transmitted by or just "fuogn", the term was adopted as . In the Southern Alps, the phenomenon is known as föhn but also and fen in Croatian and Slovene. The German word "Fön" (without the "H", but pronounced the same way), a genericized trademark, also
Whiteout (weather) Whiteout (weather) Whiteout is a weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand. The horizon disappears from view while the sky and landscape appear featureless, leaving no points of visual reference by which to navigate. Whiteout has been defined as: "A condition of diffuse light when no shadows are cast, due to a continuous white cloud layer appearing to merge with the white snow surface. No surface irregularities of the snow are visible, but a dark object may be clearly seen. There is no visible horizon." A whiteout may be due simply to extremely