dust storm
noun
1
: a dust-laden whirlwind that moves across an arid region and is usually associated with hot dry air and marked by high electrical tension
2
: strong winds bearing clouds of dust
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The National Weather Service recorded winds of nearly 50 mph in the valley today and said dust storms were possible as temperatures were likely to reach 72 in Thermal, where Biden had been scheduled to arrive.
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Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
In 2018, for example, a global dust storm smothered the solar panels on NASA’s Opportunity rover.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Mars is capable of churning out some gnarly dust storms.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Set right in the heart of the Dust Bowl in 1930s Oklahoma (New Mexico stands in for the location), Margaret is battling nature’s elements of constant dust storms, not to mention famine, disease and death all around.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
In 2018, for example, a global dust storm smothered the solar panels on NASA’s Opportunity rover.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Mars is capable of churning out some gnarly dust storms.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Set right in the heart of the Dust Bowl in 1930s Oklahoma (New Mexico stands in for the location), Margaret is battling nature’s elements of constant dust storms, not to mention famine, disease and death all around.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Dust storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20storm. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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