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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The hot, dry atmosphere produced by the khamsin contains an excess of positive ions.

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

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

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During a khamsin the temperature is high and the air extremely dry, while the dust and sand carried by the wind form a thick yellow fog obscuring the sun.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various