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A HABOOB is a type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current. Haboobs occur regularly in arid regions throughout the world.
They have been observed in the Sahara desert (typically Sudan, where they were named and described), as well as across the Arabian Peninsula, throughout Kuwait, and in the most arid regions of Iraq. African haboobs result from the northward summer shift of the inter-tropical front into North Africa, bringing moisture from the Gulf of Guinea. Haboob winds in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Kuwait, and North America are frequently created by the collapse of a thunderstorm, while haboobs in Australia may be frequently associated with cold fronts. The deserts of Central Australia, especially near Alice Springs, are particularly prone to haboobs, with sand and debris reaching several kilometers into the sky and leaving up to a foot of sand in the haboob’s path.
This wall of dust can be up to 100 km (62 mi) wide and several kilometers in elevation. At their strongest, haboob winds often travel at 35–100 km/h (~20–60 mph), and they may approach with little or no warning. Often rain does not appear at ground level as it evaporates in the hot, dry air (a phenomenon known as virga). [Source: Wikipedia]
Phoenix, Arizona, 2012
Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
Indian Ocean near Onslow, Australia, 2013
Phoenix, Arizona, 2012
Khartoum, Sudan, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona, 2012
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 2010
Khartoum, Sudan
Al Asad, Iraq, 2005
Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
Scottsdale, Arizona, 2012
California, 2008
Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
Al Asad, Iraq, 2007
Phoenix, Arizona, 2012
Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
Phoenix, Arizona, 2011
Stratford, Texas, 1935
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