Archive for September 24, 2009
#duststorm
Was the dust storm yesterday caused by climate change? It wouldn’t have happened if not for the drought in South Australia (that’s where the dirt came from), which is partially caused by humans, so I’m going to say yes. But it could just be crazy Australian weather.
Part of the east coast of Australia, as viewed from a NASA satellite.
Regardless, the dust storm yesterday was pretty mad! I went to work and everything was fine. Then I looked out the window a few hours later and it looked kinda funny. Then we all looked… and watched as it got dimmer and dimmer. Eventually, looking out the big kitchen windows, which I’ve mentioned before would be awesome for a window farm, you couldn’t see anything at all except dust. You couldn’t see the road or across the river, let alone the clear view down the river we normally have. I had to go out to get my co-workers lunch for her cos she’s allergic to dust. Walking across the bridge later that afternoon wasn’t the smartest idea… my lungs didn’t like that… but the view (or non-view) was pretty cool.
I jumped on twitter when I got home and ran a search for #duststorm. It was a great way to keep up with the news and the pictures. Check theses pics out!
If you want to hear about the dust storm in Sydney, check out this blog post and these cool pics.
Satellite pic from NASA.
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