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A haboob [1] (Arabic: هَبوب, romanized: habūb, lit. 'blasting/drifting') is a type of intense dust storm carried by the wind of a weather front . Haboobs occur regularly in dry land area regions throughout the world.
A large dust storm, or haboob, sweeps across downtown Phoenix Saturday afternoon, July 21, 2012. Dust storms are common across Arizona during the summer, and walls of dust more than a mile high ...
The haboob (həbūb) is a sandstorm prevalent in the region of Sudan around Khartoum, with occurrences being most common in the summer. The Sahara desert is a key source of dust storms, particularly the Bodélé Depression [7] and an area covering the confluence of Mauritania, Mali, and Algeria. [8]
Startling images show the dust storm that passed from Madera through Fresno to Bakersfield and caused a highway pileup on Monday.
Khamsin (khamaseen in Egypt) and similar winds named Haboob in the Sudan, Aajej in southern Morocco, Ghibli in Libya and Tunisia, Harmattan in the western Maghreb, Sirocco, a south wind from the Sahara and Simoom in the Arabian Peninsula. Tsiokantimo (strong south wind blowing southwest Madagascar)
A combination of weather conditions had parts of the Evergreen State looking more like the Sahara on Tuesday. This massive dust storm -- also known as a haboob, as many outlets eagerly pointed out ...
Its strong winds lofted and accumulated a thick cloud of dust, resulting in a haboob that accompanied the derecho. [8] South Dakota governor Kristi Noem reported that 28 counties in the state sustained damage, with the severity of the effects leading to a declaration of a state of emergency.
A storm chaser filmed the moment he sped away from an approaching dust storm in Tahoka, Texas, on Monday, August 29.Marcus Diaz filmed the monstrous haboob sweeping over farmland in Tahoka, as a ...