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Dust storm in Sydney

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Created by GalahOnTheBay > 9 months ago, 23 Sep 2009
GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
23 Sep 2009 7:11AM
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WOW.

It is 6am in Sydney, the wind is doing 30+ knots but thanks to the horrible light pollution we have in this city all I can see everything outside is central Australian red.

I hope no-one left their washing out on the line...

Visibility is about 150 meters at the moment, but if anyone can get out on the water today get pictures please as they will be very special...

This is exactly what it looks like outside at the moment:



And, here's some youtube footage of the storm rolling in to Broken Hill yesterday:

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
23 Sep 2009 7:26AM
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I don't know how to record it, but the cronulla webcam is gold (or red!):

http://www.coastalwatch.com/asx/wanda.asx

ka43
NSW, 3105 posts
23 Sep 2009 9:28AM
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A nice bright orange on the northern beaches this morning.
Couldnt even see Longy from the top of Collaroy Plateau on the way down the hill.

DavMen
NSW, 1510 posts
23 Sep 2009 9:48AM
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Kinda reminds me of "normal" Shanghai day.

elmo
WA, 8898 posts
23 Sep 2009 8:28AM
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That'll help the distribution of all that depleted uranium which the AAF has been shooting around then won't it

ka43
NSW, 3105 posts
23 Sep 2009 1:01PM
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Strewth Elmo, does that mean that our sailing spots will now glow in the dark when the wind blows??

windykid
QLD, 368 posts
23 Sep 2009 1:35PM
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its not just in Sydney now it's in Brisbane too.

and it stinks

FormulaNova
WA, 15111 posts
23 Sep 2009 11:49AM
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windykid said...

its not just in Sydney now it's in Brisbane too.

and it stinks


Stinks? Nah, that's the sweet dusty smell of the outback!

It brings back fond memories of family fishing trips out west traveling in a van that would suck in all the dust when traveling on unsealed roads. Today's nowhere near as thick with dust as following someone else on a dirt road.

Gestalt
QLD, 14995 posts
23 Sep 2009 1:55PM
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satelite image

animation http://realtime2.bsch.au.com/vis_sat2.html?region=brisbane&loop=yes&images=10&allday=&start=&stop=

knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
24 Sep 2009 7:48AM
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Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
24 Sep 2009 9:37AM
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Celebrity status! Good stuff...

How was it?

knot board
QLD, 1241 posts
24 Sep 2009 10:28AM
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Sailhack said...

Celebrity status! Good stuff...

How was it?


Dusty.

mineral1
WA, 4564 posts
26 Sep 2009 11:16AM
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Gestalt said...

satelite image

animation http://realtime2.bsch.au.com/vis_sat2.html?region=brisbane&loop=yes&images=10&allday=&start=&stop=




Just a small problem, well not much I suppose, well not for us over here in WA. But............... what happens to the proposed "open cut" uranium mines waste dumps, and ore processing dumps, when this happens, You East Coasters are "all" in the firing line You cant wet the dumps down hoping it wont get picked up and driven to major centers. Clean energy maybe, but you guys and girls may not like the outcome Why we dont develop Thorium Reactors...instead, is a concern.

GalahOnTheBay
NSW, 4188 posts
26 Sep 2009 11:24PM
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Mental note - don't try this at home...

(the audio is priceless, and how's the car towing the trailer going the other way...)

cisco
QLD, 12365 posts
27 Sep 2009 12:22AM
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He says I think we should turn around and go the other way.

She asks why.

I rest my case in the arguement against having a female Prime Minister.



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