What is simoom?

Very interesting information. Thanks for including this topic.

In Arizona we call it an haboob

Sue answers: a hot dusty wind in Israel is called a chamsim...

I NEVER HEARD THIS TERM, BUT IT REMINDS ME OF THE SANTA ANA WIND IN CALIFORNIA. HOT ,DRY WIND AND HEAT. WE CALLED IT SANTA ANAS REVENGE.

Interesting, never heard about the poison wind. I wouldn't survive long in that climate. I'm HypoThyroid and don't sweat that much.

So many people chose “dessert”. That spelling eliminated that answer right away! (Desert is probably what they were thinking).