Stuge Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Red Dust Storm Envelops Sydney Australians woke to red, apocalyptic skies today after a huge Outback dust storm swept across the east of the country, leaving Sydney shrouded in a thick cloud. Flights were diverted and ferries suspended after visibility was cut down to a few feet as dust coated cars, buildings and beaches. The emergency services were inundated with calls from people fearing a major bushfire in the city while dust particles triggered scores of fire alarms and, in one Sydney train station, an emergency evacuation. An intense low pressure system sweeping in from central Australia brought wild winds that whipped up tonnes of dust from the state's drought-ravaged interior and spread it across New South Wales. The extraordinary weather conditions also fanned several bushfires across the state. "This is unprecedented. We are seeing earth, wind and fire together," **** Whitaker from the Weather Channel said Callers to ABC, the national radio station, likened the scenes to the end of the world. A housewife from Sydney said that she woke up to find the red dust had covered her floors and birds had been blown out of their nests. "It did feel like Armageddon because when I was in the kitchen looking out the skylight there was this red, red glow coming through," she said. as reported by TimesOnline . Red mist blankets Sydney as dust storm blows in - Times Online see here Red dust over Sydney « Flickr Blog More Pictures of Dust Storm sydney dust - Flickr: Search Videos YouTube - Broken Hill comes over pitch black during a dust storm YouTube - Sydney Dust Storm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avrin Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 This is quite common on Mars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted September 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 This is quite common on Mars. hhe I would have loved to call this day a Mars day ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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