Climate Phenomena

noun a type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current

• The haboob swept through the desert, causing visibility to drop to near zero.
• I heard there's a haboob coming our way, better batten down the hatches!
• That haboob was gnarly, dude! Couldn't see a thing!
• The political scandal was like a haboob, engulfing everything in its path.

noun a type of fog that forms when warm, moist air moves over a cold surface and cools to its dew point, leading to condensation and fog formation

• Advection fog occurs when warm, moist air moves over a cool surface and condenses into fog.
• Advection fog is when fog happens because warm air meets a cold surface.
• Advection fog is like when the warm air gets all foggy because of the cold ground.
• The advection fog of confusion settled over the group as they tried to navigate the complex problem.