The media haboobs have found a new arabic word to enlighten us with.
My thought, too. I’ve lived in AZ for most of my life and have seen a lot of dust storms. Heard that new name for them one or two years ago.
Maybe that is what Hi Jolly called them (Hi Jolly is the name given one of the camel jockeys that accompanied Lt. Beale (sp?) when camels were tried out in Arizona in the 1800’s. Last camel seen roaming the desert near Gila Bend about 1930 an monument to Hi Jolly near Florence as I recall).