Haboob Haboob A haboob () is a type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current, also known as a weather front. Haboobs occur regularly in dry land area regions throughout the world. During thunderstorm formation, winds move in a direction opposite to the storm's travel, and they move from all directions into the thunderstorm. When the storm collapses and begins to release precipitation, wind directions reverse, gusting outward from the storm and generally gusting the strongest in the direction of the storm's travel. When this downdraft of cold air, or downburst, reaches the ground, it blows dry, loose
Sonoran Desert Altar, with the "Reserva de la Biosfera el Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar" ('Pinacate National Park' in Mexico), extending of desert and mountainous regions. The Pinacate National Park includes the only active Erg dune region in North America. The nearest city to the "Reserva de la Biosfera el Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar" is Puerto Peñasco (a.k.a. 'Rocky Point') in the state of Sonora, Mexico. Sonoran Desert sub-regions include: The Sonoran Desert includes 60 mammal species, 350 bird species, 20 amphibian species, over 100 reptile species, 30 native fish species, over 1000 native bee species, and more than