http://www.kesq.com/news/dust-storm-creates-huge-plume-near-salton-city/34228774
"...
A haboob (Arabic : ﺏﻮﺒَﻫ habūb "blasting/drafting") is a
type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric
gravity current. Haboobs occur regularly in arid
regions throughout the world..."