Haboob of Eastern Washington, almost always leading to an impact with the city of Spokane. If the storms are strong enough, they can reach as far east as Post Falls and Moscow, in North Idaho. Global dust storms on Mars have been compared to haboobs on Earth. 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
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