khamsin

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The plain fact was that, as Arab and Jew squared off for battle in the hazy heat of a khamsin desert wind, no one wanted the battle to start.

From Time Magazine Archive

Judges in some Arab countries take a lenient attitude toward crimes committed during the khamsin.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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