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	Science Fair Projects - Haboob
		Haboobs are associated with outflows from severe thunderstorms.
		Dust clouds associated with haboobs typically rise thousands of feet into the air and are capable of reducing visibility to zero.
		The root of the word haboob is from the Arabic words for phenomena and wind.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Haboob (315 words)

	* Haboob - (Meteorology): Definition
		HABOOB Sudanese name for duststorm or sandstorm with strong winds that carry small particles of dirt or sand into the air, particularly severe in areas of drought.
		H0010 Haboob Strong wind, producing a duststorm or sandstorm, in central and northern Sudan.
		This complex had the appearance of a haboob, a dense sandstorm that occurs along the leading edge of outflow boundaries of desert thunderstorms in North Africa.
	en.mimi.hu /meteorology/haboob.html (165 words)

	۞ Haboob - Infos und Erklärungen auf www.geoToday.de (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Haboob leitet sich aus dem arabischen Wort für Phänomen ab.
		Der Haboob ist ein Sandsturm, der Geschwindigkeiten bis zu 80 Kilometern in der Stunde erreichen und den Sand auf Höhen von bis zu 3000 Fuß aufwirbeln kann.
		Haboobs kommen in den Monaten Mai bis September in der Sahara -Region vor.
	www.geotoday.de /Haboob (325 words)

	Definition of Haboob
		1: A '''haboob''' is a type of intense [[dust storm]] characteri...
		3:...advisable for anyone who must be outside during a haboob - moving to a place of shelter is highly desirabl...
		7: The [[root (linguistics)root]] of the word haboob is from the [[Arabic]] words for [[phenomena]] an...
	www.wordiq.com /search/Haboob.html (127 words)

	Thermal Emission Spectroscopy of Martian Meteorites
		This haboob came through Phoenix, AZ on August 19, 1999.
		Haboobs are giant dust storms 1500-3000 feet high, with rounded leading edges as shown here.
		Haboobs occur in two places on Earth -- the Sudan in Africa, and the southwestern US.
	www.higp.hawaii.edu /~hamilton/haboob.html (103 words)

	traveladdict.be - The weather in West Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the Sahara, it's of course stiflingly hot, but the main concern is the sandstorms (Haboob) and the dusty winds (like the Harmattan and the Sirocco).
		The Haboob wind is caused by thunderclouds in a final phase.
		In the north the Haboob is colder and causes less dust storms than in the South.
	www.traveladdict.be /news/archives/africa/articles/africaweather.asp (757 words)

	The Desert One Debacle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		His achievements were notable, but in an era of rising energy costs, mountin inflation, and continuing tensions, it was impossible for his administration to meet these high expectations.
		A haboob is a dust storm accompanied by large dust cloud encountered in dry regions, including some parts of the U.S. The clouds, which are in effect suspended dust, can rise thousands of feet in the air and can eliminate visibility.
		The helicopter pilots would take turns wearing them, and had to cover many of their controls in the cockpit so they would be able to see and fly through Iran undetected.
	iran.theatlantic.com /interactive_article_page_6.html (1461 words)

	Basics of Arizona Monsoon
		Haboob: A lens-shaped dust wall generated from surface outflow (see downbust) from a mature thunderstorm cell.
		The name comes from the Arabic word habb, meaning "wind." Haboobs are most frequent in SW North America during the month os May through September, with most frequent occurrence in June, but they can occur in every month.
		This nice image of a haboob on 30 July 1995 was captured by AZTC member John Moore during one of our missions:
	geography.asu.edu /aztc/monsoon.html (2008 words)

	Igor \| Haboob? What is a haboob?
		Click here to watch this amazing video of yesterday's dust storm in Arizona called a "haboob" from from the Arabic word for strong wind that describes this kind of storm in the Sahara Desert and the Arabian peninsula.
		Each year, nearly five people lose their lives, and many others are injured as result of such storms, cautions the Arizona Department of Transportation.
		No doubt, religious and political leaders on Sunday Talk Shows will explain to the faithful that this haboob was the work of an angry God bent on punishing a sinful nation, and yet another sign of the end times.
	www.igorinternational.com /blog/2006/06/haboob-what-is-a-haboob (263 words)

	mental_floss Vocab Rehab
		A penetrating sandstorm or dust storm with violent winds, occurring chiefly in Arabia, North Africa, and India.
		When the storm hit, and all the natives yelled “haboob, haboob!” to warn the foreigners, the latter ignored this “local gibberish” and were soon washed into the sea.
		Haboobs sometimes pick up moisture over the Mediterranean and end up as sciroccos, humid winds that affect southern Italy and islands in the area.
	www.mentalfloss.com /trivia/vocab/2006/10/05/haboob-n (109 words)

	Results Portability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Haboob server, despite having aggressive optimizations and event-driven stages, performs slightly better than Apache on diskbound workload but worse than Apache on an in-memory workload.
		Despite similar throughputs at the 3.3GB data set size, the latencies of the servers, shown in Figure 12 and Table 10, are markedly different.
		The Haboob latency profile is very close to their published results, but are beaten by all of the other servers.
	www.usenix.org /events/usenix04/tech/general/full_papers/ruan/ruan_html/node22.html (457 words)

	SPC Issues MD for Haboob - Stormtrack
		Haboob is technically a dust storm caused by t-storm winds.
		The haboob passed through Phoenix in the 6-7 p.m.
		Last night's haboob seemed to owe its staying power to the same basic mechanism that drives derechos.
	www.stormtrack.org /forum/showthread.php?t=9117 (215 words)

	ADOT Presents Dust Storms in Arizona
		Each year, nearly five people lose their lives, and many others are injured as result of such storms.
		Known as "haboob," dust storms are most common between May and September in southern Arizona, although they have been known to occur at other times of the year.
		The National Weather Service Forecast Office says a haboob is a "violent dust or sandstorm." Every summer when the dew point exceeds 55 degrees for three consecutive days the monsoon season has arrived.
	www.azdot.gov /CCPartnerships/Haboob/about.asp (259 words)

	AP Blog: 'Haboob' scares Security Council - Boston.com
		Peru's U.N. Ambassador Oswaldo Rivero, who happened to be sitting in the cockpit at the time talking to the Spanish pilot, said all of a sudden they saw a fl cloud coming toward the plane.
		The pilot knew what it was -- a "haboob" or sandstorm -- and he immediately sought to gain altitude to avoid it.
		Within minutes of landing in Port Sudan, the ambassadors all knew about "haboobs," and there were plenty of jokes about a "haboob" they missed in New York.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/06/14/ap_blog_haboob_scares_security_council?mode=PF (3919 words)

	beulahland: Haboob Hotel
		At first I thought it was a smoke from a fire plus a dust storm, but no, it was all the haboob.
		She was at Baseline and Rural (I think), when she pulled over to wait for it to pass.
		And then here are some photos of haboobs that came through Phoenix that I found on the Internet when I went looking for more info on them.
	beulahland.blogs.com /my_weblog/2006/06/haboob_hotel.html (477 words)

	haboobs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		(In America, we have our own haboobs, known as "Arizona dusters".) The word haboob means "violent wind" in English.
		Haboobs strike most often in the months between May and September.
		They can come from any direction, regardless of the wind at the time.
	library.thinkquest.org /5329/haboob.html (97 words)

	Haboob (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Downdrafts in a thunderstorm causes gust fronts, descending air hitting the grond and picking up large amounts of dust.
		The Haboob also occurs in the southwest of the US.
		This haboob looks really scary, but fortunately it doesn't last long.
	mediatheek.thinkquest.nl /~ll118/en/development/types.list.haboob.html (176 words)

	Dust Storms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		August 14, 2001 - A monsoon dust storm (haboob) moves in from the north at Glendale Community College.
		The storm contained wind gusts of 60 - 65 mph and broke branches off trees and caused minor property damage.
		Another Great Haboob - This haboob originated north of Tucson, AZ and moved quickly towards the Estrella Mountains just south of Phoenix.
	www.gc.maricopa.edu /earthsci/imagearchive/dust_storms.htm (80 words)

	weather.com - Blog: The Weather Channel on weather news, hurricanes, tornadoes & meteorology
		This kind of scene is common in Sudan, in the east African desert, where the phenomenon is called a "haboob" -- a strong wind and sandstorm or duststorm. They get about 24 per year. The name comes from the Arabic word for "wind.;"
		Certainly there can be dust devils with haboobs, especially at the leading edge and in those clefts.
		When I was in Vietnam during the dry season, our convoy had to come to a complete halt because visability dropped to zero.
	www.weather.com /blog/weather/8_9626.html?from=blog_permalink_mainindex&ref=/blog/weather (477 words)

	The Weekly Haboob: The Great Exploiter at Florida Progressive Coalition Blog
		George W. Bush used our best and our brightest-many who have paid the ultimate price with their very lives-as a filthy dirty political trick.
		The Haboob makes people feel murderous…cooped up in the houses, with dust masks on, praying for rain.
		When the rain finally falls, people run out of their houses, dancing in the rain, hugging and kissing each other.
	quinnell.us /sspb/?p=189 (422 words)

	cbs4.com - Incredible Video: Dramatic Dust Storm In Arizona
		The sand blanketed Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona dropping visibility for drivers down to zero, right in the middle of the evening rush.
		The official name of this type of a storm is a "Haboob" which is an Arabic word that is used to describe these storms in the Sahara Desert.
		The sand storm is usually fast moving and can go as high as three thousand feet into the air.
	cbs4.com /topstories/local_story_158102148.html (218 words)

	Scott-O-Rama » Another Haboob (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Update 06-08-06 12:30p MST: I found this video on ABC News of the haboob as it engulfs Casa Grande, Arizona (just south of Phoenix).
		Interestingly enough, we had another smaller haboob last night followed by thunderstorms.
		Recently at least two of eggs have hatched as I have seen the babies in the nest.
	www.scott-o-rama.com /2006/06/07/another-haboob (544 words)

	STOP #68
		HABIB HABOOB IS PRESIDENT OF THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER "HABIB HABOOB'S HEALTH CARE UNLIMITED." WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT "HABIB HABOOB'S HEALTH CARE UNLIMITED" IS THAT IT COVERS VERY RARE DISEASES AND DISEASES THAT DON'T EXIST, AND NOT ANY OF THE NORMAL DISEASES!
		BUT THANKS TO HABIB HABOOB, BUG CAN GO BACK TO HIS EVERYDAY MOONING.
		I GOT TO SEE A HABIB HABOOB LICENSED VET, THIS CRAZY OLD BUM WHO LIVED IN A TRASH CAN BY SPORK WORLD.
	www.angelfire.com /pe/yehudabubbahooey/yw68.html (406 words)

	Haboob (dust storm) Photo Gallery by Rob Overcash at pbase.com
		Haboob (dust storm) Photo Gallery by Rob Overcash at pbase.com
		A haboob is a type of intense dust storm characteristic of very dry regions (more on wikipedia).
		We get a few of them a year...
	www.pbase.com /robotography/haboob (54 words)

	Haboob (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In der Sahara gibt es zwei Typen von Haboobs: Im SÃ¼den einen starken und heiÃŸen
		Das nebenstehende Bild zeigt einen Haboob in Stanton
		Dieser Artikel basiert auf dem Artikel Haboob aus der freien Enzyklopädie wikipedia und steht unter der GNU Lizenz für freie Dokumentation.
	www.geschi.de /glossar/geschi/Haboob.html (179 words)

	SPC Issues MD for Haboob [Archive] - Stormtrack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		06-06-2006, 10:33 PM Haboob is technically a dust storm caused by t-storm winds.
		06-07-2006, 12:52 AM The haboob passed through Phoenix in the 6-7 p.m.
		06-07-2006, 12:16 PM Last night's haboob seemed to owe its staying power to the same basic mechanism that drives derechos.
	www.stormtrack.org /forum/archive/index.php/t-9117.html (232 words)

	Anthro.Net Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		- A meteorologist explains what a haboob is.
		- Explains what a haboob is and where they occur.
		- Contains a picture of a haboob, with a description.
	www.anthro.net /cgi-anthro/xdirectory.cgi?dir=/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/The_Earth/The_Atmosphere/Weather/Extreme_Weather/Dust_Storms/Haboobs (61 words)

	Haboob: See what people are saying right now on Technorati (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Haboob: See what people are saying right now on Technorati
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	technorati.com /tag/Haboob (63 words)

	Urban Dictionary: haboob
		"what happens when a haboob explodes?" the answer to this question would be a sandstorm.
		ex.2 Yo man that rice was a great haboob!
		tags haboob catch phrase multi-purpose word chawaz damn
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=haboob (159 words)

	Haboob - Buy the music for low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Haboob - Buy the music for low prices
		Buy the music of Haboob for low prices.
		Look at the covers and hear the music.
	users.bigpond.net.au /fx/cd1/haboob.htm (24 words)

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