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Deserts throwing shade, then throwing everything else they've got.

means A dense, wind-driven wall of sand and dirt that swallows visibility and coats everything in its path.

from Straightforward compound English — 'dust' (tiny dry particles, from Old English 'dust') plus 'storm' (a violent disturbance of the atmosphere, from Old English 'storm'). No hidden story here: the phrase simply names the thing it is, though the related term 'haboob' — borrowed from Arabic 'habub,' meaning 'blowing furiously' — is used for the dramatic, wall-like dust storms common in arid regions.

haboob origin
Arabic for violent wind, borrowed worldwide
visibility
can drop to zero in minutes
electric side effect
static charge builds, sparking eerie mini lightning
causes
drought plus wind plus disturbed loose soil
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