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Zoom In: Dust Storm vs. Haboob

Zoom In: Dust Storm vs. Haboob

What is the difference between the dust storms of the 1930s and the haboobs we experience in The Valley?

Dust storm of the 1930s
Size: horizontal length of 620 miles or more
Cause: generated by a strong cold front passing

Haboob
Size: horizontal length of about 3 miles to 200 miles
Cause: generated when a thunderstorm collapses because winds move against the path of the storm

 

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