khamsin

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

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Jerusalem has up to 150 days of khamsin a year, during which time temperatures soar above 90� while the relative humidity plummets toward zero.

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Under Ottoman Empire law, murder was held more pardonable if committed while the khamsin was blowing.

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A third category of khamsin sufferers have more complex reactions.

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When the khamsin blows the dust-storms upon the caravan, the camel-driver hath no care for his camels.

From The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Complete by Parker, Gilbert