khamsin

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The shaky cease-fire shifted attention back to Lebanon's complicated political situation, which was about as impenetrable as the khamsin.

From Time Magazine Archive

The khamsin, the hot African wind, filled the air with the sands of the Sahara.

From Time Magazine Archive

Additional tests have shown that their conditions are aggravated, not directly caused by the khamsin.

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These victims have few specific complaints beyond an extreme sensitivity to the rapid temperature changes caused by the khamsin.

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Camp was not a healthy spot in the khamsin days, Mac decided.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)