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14 sty 2020 · For months, wildfires raging in Victoria, Queensland, and New South Wales have darkened skies in eastern Australia. In mid-January 2020, the skies turned a distinctive shade of orange for a different reason, as an enormous dust storm swept across the continent.
Incredible footage has captured the moment a 1800-kilometre dust storm blasted WA, consuming the state’s north and bringing cool relief to the desert.
11 gru 2023 · Incredible photos have captured the moment a major dust storm rolled over parts of the country, stretching about 1800km. The long plume blasted Western Australia on Sunday afternoon, kicking up dust as it rolled through Central Australia and extended hundreds of kilometres into the Indian Ocean.
A dust storm, also called a sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. [1] Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface.
12 gru 2023 · A vast dust storm that rolled 1800 kilometres across central Australia has been captured from space in amazing satellite images. The “unbelievably long plume” of thick dust stretched from the heart of the country and out over the Indian Ocean, hundreds of kilometres off north-west Western Australia, on Sunday.
Dust storms happen when strong winds blow dust and soil into the air. Health problems can develop if you breathe in the dust from the storm. There are things you can do to reduce your exposure to dust, during a dust storm.
22 lis 2019 · Dust storms are regular occurrences for people living in the centre of Australia, but drought and cold fronts further north than usual mean they're happening more — here's why.
