tagged w/ weird weather
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From a friend in Sydney:
"No one recalls anything like this – they say it’s from the Red Centre, where gale force winds blew throughout the night, bringing it all this way – we have strong to gale force winds blowing at present, but all the dust now seems to have blown out to sea..."
From the Gallery:
"As I write this, there's an insane dust storm that's sweeping over Sydney. I found out about it by seeing a Twitter post from Dan Hill. I'm based in San Francisco but found it so extraordinary I decided to go and see if I could spot pictures coming in and make a little gallery out of them."From a friend in Sydney:
"No one recalls anything like this – they say... more
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I've never seen anything like this in Sydney! Check out the photographs and video on the story page at the link above.
From "Now Public"
"Sydneysiders woke up today and find the sky has turned red. A huge dust storm blanketed Sydney, reducing visibility to few meters in some places.
The severity of the dust cloud will gradually decline, but will not go away until tonight.
Mick told ABC Online: "In Sydney's south-western suburbs I've just woken up to a glowing red window! Thought it was Armageddon! Either that or South Korea [sic] had nuked us!"
Another ABC Online contributor wrote in: "Red. Dusty. Making hard to breath... There are baby birds dead in our backyard. And our cat's gone missing."
Environmental Health director Dr Wayne Smith advised people with poor health, asthma, heart, or lung disease should remain indoors.
Schools are sill open and parents are told to send their children to school unless they have health problems.
Sydney Ferries has canceled its services. Ferry tickets could be used on buses this morning.
Flights to Sydney have been diverted to Brisbane and Melbourne, and outbound flights have been delayed.
Steve, who is driving to Tamworth, says rain is making conditions even more treacherous.
"It's almost raining mud," he told ABC Local Radio. "I have a green car and it's now an orange car. The wipers are barely able to cope with all the mud."I've never seen anything like this in Sydney! Check out the photographs and... more
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The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins today, and forecasters from government, business and academic institutions are unanimous: We should expect an above-average hurricane season. The first tropical storm, whenever it . . . The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins today, and forecasters from... more
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