More dust storms called haboobs are coming to California, thanks to climate change

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-27/climate-change-bringing-haboobs-to-california

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AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y

[giggles]

Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Ha, boobs.

Chewie@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y

High Availability Boobs!

daggermoon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Hah boobs

474D@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Massive. Haboobs.

Donk@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1y

Enormous Californian haboobs.

SwampYankee@feddit.online · 6 pts · 1y
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y

dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I will not be using that term thanks.

ShieldsUp@startrek.website · 2 pts · 1y

In Arabic, "habūb" means "blowing furiously." This word has proven to be quite useful to describe the strong sandy winds blowing across the Sudan, but other desert climate residents have also adopted the word. - some article I found.

NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y

ICE should be doing something about this.