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Dust devil

A dust devil (also known regionally as a dirt devil) is a strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind. Its size ranges from small to large—0.5 m (18 in) and a few yards or metres tall to more than 10 m (30 ft) wide and more than .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac…

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Area of occurrence
Primarily temperate and tropical regions
Effect
Dust and debris lofted into air, possibly wind damage
Season
Most common in summer

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Electrical activities

Martian dust devils

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Dust devil

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Triples75
Avg. degree1.96
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Dust devil

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related to Hazards · 31
Dust devil → Arizona, At East El Paso, Based, Billund Municipality, Casper, China, Coconino County Fairgrounds, Colorado, Denmark, Dust, EF0, Engebæk, Flagstaff, He, Henan, In, In Commerce City, June, Lebanon, Maine
related to External links · 8
Dust devil → Aeolian Research, Australian Dust Devil PhotosDancing, Devils VideoDust Devil Imaged, MarsMatador Dust Devil ProjectPage, Martian, Spirit, Spirit Rover, The Bibliography
related to Electrical activities · 7
Dust devil → Dust, Field, Giant, In, The, These, When
related to Martian dust devils · 6
Dust devil → Although, Earth, Mars, Martian, NASA's Viking, They
related to Formation · 5
Dust devil → As, Dust, In, The, This
related to Intensity and duration · 4
Dust devil → Because, Coriolis, Dust, On
related to Alternate names · 3
Dust devil → In Australia, In Ireland, Willy
related to Ash devils · 3
Dust devil → Ash, Hot, The
related to Fire whirls · 3
Dust devil → As, Fire, The
is a · 2
Dust devil → extreme difference in temperature between the near-surface air and the atmosphere, funnel-like chimney through which hot air moves upwards and in a circle

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dust devil devils air hot vortex conditions surface small also large 10 formation wind rising spinning may often feet 30

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Dust devilArea of occurrencePrimarily temperate and tropical regions1.00infobox
Dust devilEffectDust and debris lofted into air, possibly wind damage1.00infobox
Dust devilSeasonMost common in summer1.00infobox
Dust devilis afunnel-like chimney through which hot air moves upwards and in a circle0.90text
Dust devilis aextreme difference in temperature between the near-surface air and the atmosphere0.90text
Dust devilrelated to Alternate namesIn Australia0.60section
Dust devilrelated to Alternate namesWilly0.60section
Dust devilrelated to Alternate namesIn Ireland0.60section
Dust devilrelated to Ash devilsHot0.60section
Dust devilrelated to Ash devilsThe0.60section
Dust devilrelated to Ash devilsAsh0.60section
Dust devilrelated to Electrical activitiesDust0.60section

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