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Simoom
Area of occurrenceSahara, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula
EffectTemperature may exceed 54 °C (129 °F) and the relative humidity may fall below 10%

Simoom (Arabic: سموم samūm; from the root س م م s-m-m, سم "to poison") is a strong, hot, dry, dust-laden wind. The word is generally used to describe a local wind that blows in the Sahara, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature may exceed 54 °C (129 °F) and the relative humidity may fall below 10%.

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List of local winds

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encountered and today spans 3 generations. Current individuals: Simoom (A34). Simoom is an adult female born in 1975. She had her first calf, Echo, at...

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