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  2. Haboob - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of local winds - Wikipedia

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    Haboob, a sandstorm's fast moving wind which causes cold temperature over the area from where it passes. It mainly passes through Sudan. It mainly passes through Sudan. Harmattan , a dry wind that blows from the northeast, bringing dust from the Sahara south toward the Gulf of Guinea.

  4. Dust storm - Wikipedia

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    A dust storm, also called a sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. [1] Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface. Fine particles are transported by saltation and suspension, a process that moves soil from one place and deposits it in another.

  5. What is a haboob and how do they form? - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. Rare dust storm sweeps through Wash. state - AOL

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    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 ...

  7. Sandstorm (instrumental) - Wikipedia

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    "Sandstorm" is an instrumental by Finnish DJ and record producer Darude. It was released as the lead single from his debut studio album, Before the Storm . It was initially released in Finland on 26 October 1999 by 16 Inch Records and was later re-released in many other countries in 2000.

  8. Khamsin - Wikipedia

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    Khamsin, [1] chamsin or hamsin (Arabic: خمسين ḫamsīn, meaning "fifty"), more commonly known in Egypt and Israel as khamaseen (Egyptian Arabic: خماسين ḫamāsīn, IPA: [xɑmæˈsiːn] ⓘ), is a dry, hot, sandy local wind affecting Egypt and the Levant; similar winds, blowing in other parts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula [citation needed] and the entire Mediterranean ...

  9. Talk:Sandstorm (instrumental) - Wikipedia

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    Sandstorm (song) has all of the characteristics stated at the article titles policy. It is more recognizable and natural. Readers are likely to search for "Sandstorm song" than "Sandstorm composition" as evidenced in the Google link above. Editors would naturally use to link to the article from other articles.