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A Piteraq over Tasiilaq

from Leviathan by Stephen Roddy

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Piteraq, "that, which attacks you" in Tunumiit oraasiat, is a sudden cold wind native to the east coast of Greenland. This katabatic wind carries high-density air from the higher elevations of the Greenlandic icecap down to the sea at speeds from 180–288 kmph. As air cools over the Greenland ice sheet it becomes more heavy and dense, low-pressure systems off the coast can result in this cold air suddenly rushing down from higher elevations under the force of gravity. On the 6th of February in 1970 the village of Tasiilaq was almost blown into the sea by a particularly intense piteraq where wind speeds were recorded in excess of 320kmph. As climates transform around the world and extreme weather events become the norm more communities experience localised weather anomalies like piteraq.

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from Leviathan, released October 6, 2023
Recorded June 20th.

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Stephen Roddy Cork, Ireland

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