A sudden wall of dust swallowed part of I-10 in New Mexico, turning the highway into a dangerous blur of brown. In the chaos, ...

People impacted by the poor conditions were urged to pull over and keep their lights off and foot off the brake.

"The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Dust Storm Warning for: South Central Pinal County in southeastern ...

A haboob (pronounced “huh-boob”) is a dust storm that appears like an advancing wall of dust and debris that can be several thousand feet high and multiple miles long, according to the ...

The haboob grew as it whipped east across the dry, dusty landscape. High wind warnings were in effect Monday in the Southwest alongside low humidity, increasing the threat of wildfire.

The article, An American Haboob, written by Sherwood Idso of Tempe, examined a July 16, 1971, Valley dust storm that had the same characteristics as the ones in the Sudan.

This, I have come to learn, is also called a haboob, which is a term more often used in the Middle East. The whole haboob could have been a wild coincidence.

First off, some knowledge: A haboob is a type of sandstorm (thanks, Wikipedia). Some of us who don't live near the desert are hearing about haboobs for the first time now that a massive haboob ...

Helicopter video of the impressive haboob sandstorm from July 5, 2011, as it swept through downtown Phoenix. Here is a time lapse video of what it was like to drive into the sandstorm.

3. The Haboob (finally!) at Sidebar Casey Forster took our challenge with a bucket load of apprehension. She really didn't think she had what it took to come up with a drink on the spot.

We Texans will appreciate you. A haboob is different than a sandstorm because it’s caused by strong thunderstorm winds and can lift dust as high as 5,000, according to AccuWeather.