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Red Dust Sand Storm Over Sydney

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  1. Sydney red dust sand storm image 1Follow me as I travel from a suburb to Sydney city and the red dust storm's light slowly fades.
  2. Sydney red dust sand storm image 2It looks as if this photograph was taken many many years ago. It was an eerie feeling of doomsday that morning.
  3. Sydney red dust sand storm image 3Not many joggers were exercising because air pollution was at 1,500 times the normal level.
  4. Sydney red dust sand storm image 4Neon lights form a stark contrast to the red colours of the dust particles in the sky.
  5. Sydney red dust sand storm image 5Emergency services received over 500 calls, many of which came from alarm systems which thought the red dust was smoke.
  6. Sydney red dust sand storm image 6The massive storm had travelled hundreds of kilometres from western New South Wales at a height of 3km, driven by gale force winds of up to 100km/h.
  7. Sydney red dust sand storm image 7There's life on Mars and they even got Telstra!
  8. Sydney red dust sand storm image 8The red sand storm was said to be the worst in 40 years for Sydney. Climate change might cause more storms in shorter intervals in the future.
  9. Sydney red dust sand storm image 9The red dust was talcum-powder fine, so fine that it got into sealed windows, and cars, and offices, and our bathroom tub...
  10. Sydney red dust sand storm image 10You're in a fantasy world. Trolls or elfs might jump from behind the next tree.
  11. Sydney red dust sand storm image 11My personal favourite. The sky glows on this public golf course that on any other day would have already been frequented by players.
  12. Sydney red dust sand storm image 12All ferry services were suspended during the sand storm and didn't resume until 9am that day.
  13. Sydney red dust sand storm image 13Nine out of ten people I met around here were taking pictures—tourists, locals or people late for work like myself.
  14. Sydney red dust sand storm image 14The Sydney Opera House's sails were now like giant funnels, collecting the fine dust.
  15. Sydney red dust sand storm image 15During the sand storm Sydney's Air Quality Index reached record hazardous levels. 200 particle micrograms per cubic metre is normal, today it was at 1,719.
  16. Sydney red dust sand storm image 16A lone whalewatcher boat makes its way to the ocean. The harbour was very very empty otherwise.
  17. Sydney red dust sand storm image 17The steps to the Opera House look like red dust pressed into long bars.
  18. Sydney red dust sand storm image 18Visibility at Sydney airport was only 600 metres, and at least ten international flights were diverted to Brisbane where the outlook was more orange than red.
  19. Sydney red dust sand storm image 19A lazy sun looks like a ping-pong ball bouncing off a sail of the Opera House.
  20. Sydney red dust sand storm image 20Several joggers had to report to hospitals suffering from wheezing and asthma attacks. Many Sydneysiders wore swine flu masks to protect themselves.
  21. Sydney red dust sand storm image 21In this dusty red sea one gets lost pretty easily.
  22. Sydney red dust sand storm image 22The Sydney Harbour Bridge remained open but carried little traffic this morning.
  23. Sydney red dust sand storm image 23The sun was fighting the storm but didn't win until the late afternoon when the sky cleared, was cloudless blue for a while before evening clouds took their place again.
  24. Sydney red dust sand storm image 24I'm not sure what the animal world thought of this red storm and unfortunately failed to ask this bird.
  25. Sydney red dust sand storm image 25Somewhere here I ran into the second TV team. Sydney's red dust storm was the topic of the day dominating all news.
  26. Sydney red dust sand storm image 26Deserted of people who were busy twittering, posting images or sending one of the thousands of MMS to send their photos.
  27. Sydney red dust sand storm image 27This was the worst sand storm in 40 years. The last one, in 2002, was nowhere as big as this one.
  28. Sydney red dust sand storm image 28The storm dumped about 1,000 tonnes of dirt across Sydney, some of which I involuntarily carried home.
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