Weather Warfare
Nature Strikes Back
Red Storm Sydney Australia
September 23, 2009

1. The Strong, Dry Desert Wind Blows Huge Clouds of Sand Creating a Hovering Sandstorm Which Changes the Color of the Entire Area, Including the Sky, Into a Surreal Orange Color (Tints of Orange), May 5, 2005, Tallil Air Base, Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah - Republic of Iraq. Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Darcie Ibidapo, United States Air Force (USAF, http://www.af.mil); DefenseLINK News Photos (http://www.DefenseLink.mil/photos/, 050505-F-4903I-191), United States Department of Defense (DoD, http://www.DefenseLink.mil or http://www.dod.gov), Government of the United States of America (USA).

1. Sandstorm has covered the world famous Sydney Opera House, September 23, 2009. (REUTERS / Tim Wimborne)

A huge dust storm swept over eastern Australia, and covered Sydney on Wednesday 23 September 2009. Storm swept an area  500 km. wide and 1000 km. in length. Airports shut down, ground visibility was poor and people were forced to seek refuge in their homes from harmful air and gale force winds. Those that dared to go out, especially at dawn, were amazed at the sky's unusual red color, which resembles NASA images of Mars. Collected here are some photos of the strongest Australian dust storm in 70 years.  SOURCE
 

2. A man walks his dog at Observatory Hill near Sydney September 23, 2009, while the city has covered a huge cloud of red dust. Wind blew sand from the desert around Sydney, leaving him in cars and buildings, and giving them a unique orange color. Disrupted transport and air travel, the media, calling the elderly and children to stay home. (GREG WOOD / AFP / Getty http://survincity.ru/wp-content/uploads/images)
 

3. NASA satellite image, which clearly shows a sandstorm, cover most of eastern Australia, September 23, 2009. (NASA / JPL)

 
1. The Strong, Dry Desert Wind Blows Huge Clouds of Sand Creating a Hovering Sandstorm Which Changes the Color of the Entire Area, Including the Sky, Into a Surreal Orange Color (Tints of Orange), May 5, 2005, Tallil Air Base, Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah - Republic of Iraq. Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Darcie Ibidapo, United States Air Force (USAF, http://www.af.mil); DefenseLINK News Photos (http://www.DefenseLink.mil/photos/, 050505-F-4903I-191), United States Department of Defense (DoD, http://www.DefenseLink.mil or http://www.dod.gov), Government of the United States of America (USA).

4. Picture of boats, sailed under the bridge «Sydney Harbour» at 6:00 (during the storm) (REUTERS / Tim Wimborne
 

5. Photo of downtown Sydney at 6:30 am (in time Storm) (REUTERS / Tim Wimborne)

6. Picture of Sydney Opera House at 6:15 (during storms). (REUTERS / Tim Wimborne)
 

7. Sydney Opera House and at 12:30 (after the storm), 23 September 2009. (REUTERS / Tim Wimborne)
 

8. A woman takes a picture of the Sydney Opera House, barely visible through the cloud of dust, September 23, 2009. (GREG WOOD / AFP / Getty http://survincity.ru/wp-content/uploads/images)
 
1. The Strong, Dry Desert Wind Blows Huge Clouds of Sand Creating a Hovering Sandstorm Which Changes the Color of the Entire Area, Including the Sky, Into a Surreal Orange Color (Tints of Orange), May 5, 2005, Tallil Air Base, Al Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah - Republic of Iraq. Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Darcie Ibidapo, United States Air Force (USAF, http://www.af.mil); DefenseLINK News Photos (http://www.DefenseLink.mil/photos/, 050505-F-4903I-191), United States Department of Defense (DoD, http://www.DefenseLink.mil or http://www.dod.gov), Government of the United States of America (USA).

9. Because of the huge cloud of dust hung over the largest city in Australia, on the bridge «Sydney Harbour» a traffic jam, September 23, 2009. (GREG WOOD / AFP / Getty http://survincity.ru/wp-content/uploads/images)
 

10. Sydney Opera House (barely visible on the left) and the bridge «Sydney Harbour» in time dust storm, 23 September 2009, Sydney. (Matt Blyth / Getty http://survincity.ru/wp-content/uploads/images)

 

11. A film crew is a report from the Observatory Hill as a sandstorm covered the largest city in Australia September 23, 2009. After such a storm will clean all equipment. For example, the sand quickly deteriorates matrix laptop. (GREG WOOD / AFP / Getty http://survincity.ru/wp-content/uploads/images)

 

12. Sydney Harbour Bridge September 23, 2009. (Cameron Spencer / Getty http://survincity.ru/wp-content/uploads/images)


13. Entrance to Luna Park during sandstorm, September 23, 2009, Sydney. (Stuart Hannagan / Getty http://survincity.ru/wp-content/uploads/images)

14. Sydney Harbour Bridge disappearing in a cloud of dust, September 23 2009, Sydney. (Brendon Thorne / Getty http://survincity.ru/wp-content/uploads/images)

15. Transport, passing on «Cahill Expressway», while the sandstorm enveloped Sydney, September 23, 2009. (GREG WOOD / AFP / Getty http://survincity.ru/wp-content/uploads/images)

16. Light traffic over the bridge «Sydney Harbour» in time dust storm on September 23, 2009. (REUTERS / Tim Wimborne)

17. Photo of the sun, barely visible through the dense curtain of sand during sandstorms over Australia September 23, 2009. This picture is called "Sun sandy day." (Wilf2 / CC BY-SA)
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