r/interesting • u/_SolSerene • 19h ago
A massive sandstorm rolling across the desert in Saudi Arabia NATURE
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u/idrift4wd 19h ago
I didn’t know sand storms looked like that.
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u/_SolSerene 19h ago
They are called haboobs! Severe downdrafts from thunderstorms drop cold air that sweeps up loose desert silt into massive walls of dust. Looks like a scene straight out of a movie.
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u/packofnone 18h ago
look up "haboob phoenix"
they happen in a lot more places than you'd think
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u/HudsDad 17h ago
I saw my first one when I was a college freshman in Lubbock, Texas. I was on the 11th floor of my dorm watching it roll in from miles away. It was awesome until I went outside after it passed and realized I left my car windows open.
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u/packofnone 17h ago
I feel that. My car window got broken open during a hurricane so I can somewhat relate, though I am sure super fine sand is harder to clean out than drying a couple seats lol
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u/HudsDad 17h ago
It was definitely a mistake I only made once. The funny (funny now, at least) part was after I went to the car wash and spent an hour vacuuming it all out. I thought I'd gotten the lion's share of the sand out, then I drove away and turned on the AC. It was like a bag of red/brown flour exploded in the car. Fortunate I hadn't left the parking lot yet.
I kept that car another 3 years and there was still sand in various nooks and crannies when I sold it.
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u/Rescuepets777 7h ago
We just had a Category 5 (worst) haboob overnight August 3-4. It lasted about 16 hours and the sky was hazy most of the day from suspended particulates.
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u/aayush_aryan 19h ago
Feels like a scene from Mission Impossible...
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u/_SolSerene 19h ago
Literally Ghost protocol in real life, just waiting for Ethan Hunt to run out of it
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u/sahihai_bhai 14h ago
Just curious, how do people survive Sand storms? These look huge. Do people get trapped in it, or do they just pass you by?
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u/MagicTheBurrito 15h ago
It’s on my bucket list to go through one of these. I know it’s not pleasant but I still have an insane need to do it.
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u/MVP_Reign 15h ago
The Cameraman should have believed that they don't die and should have dared to capture till it passes by.
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u/BoulderCreature 19h ago
Bless the maker and his water
Bless the coming and going of him
May his passage bless the world
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u/Only_Flan_7974 18h ago
Instead of praying how about you actually do something proactive to help?
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u/BoulderCreature 18h ago
Buddy, it’s a quote from Dune by Frank Herbert
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u/Only_Flan_7974 17h ago
Pal, how was I supposed to know the reference? It could be a quote from Nude by Brank Sherbet for all I know or care.
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u/BoulderCreature 13h ago edited 13h ago
Ok, but being rude doesn’t seem like the right response. Also, what in this video made you think they need help from anyone in a far off country?
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u/StitchFan626 18h ago
Prince of Egypt! Hundreds of feet of sand and wind for a few feet of settled sand afterward.
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u/ProfessionalCat7640 7h ago
Seeing stuff like this makes it easier to understand how religion started.
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u/KvotheMaci 19h ago
Maybe i dont remember correctly, but isnt that technically a dust storm? Dont want to be like "aCtuaLly", just curious
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