PICTURED: Sandstorm Blankets Sydney, Australia

[mlopinto2k1]

That, is fuckin awesome. Yes, I definitely thought, man those camera's are SCREWED.

 

[Shadow703793]

Ouch. Nature just PWNED them.

 

[arael]

It was dust, not sand.
And GAH! it got all through my case 🙁

 

[Guest]

here's a few i took in sydney at about 6:30am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nismor31/sets/72157622435677928/

 

[matt87_50]

Fallout comments might be more accurate than you think

They are currently studying the dust to see if it was radioactive, as there was a big uranium mine in the region where the dust came from.

 

[lundy]

It's clear from these pictures that God lives in Sydney. And He is not happy with the L4D2 ban.

 

[FilthPig2004]

tang.

 

[worst 3]

visibility is remarkably good in reality, I gone thew fog that was thicker,

it is much more creepy tho

 

[randomizer]

I had to walk through this. Visibility was around 75-200 metres in my area at 6:30am. I was coughing and blowing dust out of my nose for most of the day, well after the storm had passed.

 

[randomizer]

Oh, and to be more correct it was definitely dust, not sand. Mostly nutrient-rich topsoil from farmland and even further inland than that.

It covered at least 1200km (about 750 miles) if you look at this satellite photo overlaid by Google Earth:

http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/australian_dust_storm_space_ge.jpg

 

[Guest]

I kept on sneezing and had a runny nose within minutes of walking outside (and then for several minutes once inside)...

The carwash businesses made an absolute KILLING!! It was also funny seeing about 80% of cars absolutely covered in dust... and even now some still haven't bothered to wash them!

 

[croc]

Well, at least they raised the water restrictions enough to let me rinse off my windows (for the first time in several years).

 

[danny69t]

[citation][nom]JMcEntegart[/nom]Which is why I said last week.[/citation]
This is why i like reading your articles, Jane, you respond to comments.Not like some other of your colleagues that can't take a little bashing and ignore the comments.
Hope to see more articles "By Jane McEntegart" rather than Kev... uuhm i'd better not say the name >

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]danny69t[/nom]This is why i like reading your articles, Jane, you respond to comments.Not like some other of your colleagues that can't take a little bashing and ignore the comments. Hope to see more articles "By Jane McEntegart" rather than Kev... uuhm i'd better not say the name >[/citation]

Well thank you, sir. I don't know if I can push out more than the 7 or 8 a day that I'm doing right now but it's nice to know the work I do is appreciated.

 

[tester24]

I bet the various car manufacturers will get plenty of money for people replacing their cabin air filters.

 

[JonnyDough]

7 or 8 a day? No wonder the quality on Tom's is lacking. Anand takes a whole week to write a good article.

 

[randomizer]

[citation][nom]JonnyDough[/nom]7 or 8 a day? No wonder the quality on Tom's is lacking. Anand takes a whole week to write a good article.[/citation]
This is for news, not reviews. If Jane took a week to write news... well, you can imagine how relevant that would be.

 

[Guest]

How long did the storm last in Sydney?