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Severe thunderstorms continued to impact Arizona on Thursday after a haboob passed over the state's capital.
Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 July 2022
Today exceeded all expectations when this crazy haboob blasted out of some marginal severe thunderstorms.
Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
Several videos showing the haboob rolling over beaches were shot on the northern shores of the Paraná River, which is about 10 miles wide, to the east of Ayolas.
Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
Spotters reported a haboob, a kind of dust storm generated by sinking air from a thunderstorm, near the California-Nevada border, according to the weather service’s Las Vegas office.
Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022
Another weather term applicable to California is a haboob.
Jim Foerster, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
This massive haboob was caught on tape in August in Southern California.
Jim Foerster, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on a morning when a haboob moved through the southeast Valley, obscuring some structures on the Chandler campus.
Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2021
The Facebook image does not depict a Saharan dust cloud over Puerto Rico, rather a 2018 haboob, a different type of dust storm, over Phoenix.
Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
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Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 July 2022
Today exceeded all expectations when this crazy haboob blasted out of some marginal severe thunderstorms.
Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
Several videos showing the haboob rolling over beaches were shot on the northern shores of the Paraná River, which is about 10 miles wide, to the east of Ayolas.
Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022
Spotters reported a haboob, a kind of dust storm generated by sinking air from a thunderstorm, near the California-Nevada border, according to the weather service’s Las Vegas office.
Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022
Another weather term applicable to California is a haboob.
Jim Foerster, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
This massive haboob was caught on tape in August in Southern California.
Jim Foerster, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on a morning when a haboob moved through the southeast Valley, obscuring some structures on the Chandler campus.
Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2021
The Facebook image does not depict a Saharan dust cloud over Puerto Rico, rather a 2018 haboob, a different type of dust storm, over Phoenix.
Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
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Word History
Etymology
Arabic habūb violent storm
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near haboob
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“Haboob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haboob. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.
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