What is Haboob?
{{Orphan|date=December 2010}} [[File:Haboob2.jpg|thumb|right|A picture of a haboob dust storm.]] A '''haboob''' is a [[storm]] that forms in the [[downdraft]]s of a [[thunderstorm]]. The downdrafts are caused by air being pushed down onto the ground, similiar to a [[leaf blower]]. They can be seen in [[deserts]] like the [[Sahara Desert|Saharan]] and in places like [[Arizona]]. A thunderstorm can make strong [[downdraft]]s, which is just wind that blows down towards the surface of the Earth. When the wind hits the Earth, it starts to move sideways and picks up dirt and dust. It makes a cloud of dust that is bad for people, animals and plants. ==References== {{reflist}} *[http://www.azdot.gov/CCPartnerships/haboob/index.asp Haboobs, Arizona Department of Transportation.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808225518/http://azdot.gov/CCPartnerships/Haboob/index.asp |date=2013-08-08 }} *[http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wind/Haboob.htm Haboob on Winds of the World] [[Category:Winds]] [[Category:Severe weather]]