Glass Noodles: Bean Thread or Mung Bean Vermicelli. Mung bean vermicelli are famously used in Thai salads, and âants climbing the treeâ â a Sichuan Chinese dish, made with minced pork.
Haboob is the Arabic term for a particularly intense type of dust storm caused by the downdraft from a thunderstorm. These storms are common in the Middle East, Africa and even North America, although they usually aren't called that here.
A monsoon is caused by warm air creating surface low pressure zones that in turn draw moist air from the oceans. Arizona winds usually come from the west, but shift to a southeasterly wind in the summer, bringing moisture, most often from the Gulfs of Mexico and California.