Due to low humidity and high temperatures, Loo wind can have severe effects on the vegetation of the region. Crops are destroyed and this affects the livelihood of the farmers. It can also lead to a shortage of crops for the coming season.The animals living in such regions are worst affected. Since they lack proper shelters, Loo winds tend to dehydrate them severely. Even if they chose to move to other forest areas, they do so in the daytime during the presence of loo. This way their health becomes extremely weak due to the lack of fluids in the body and extremely high temperatures.