Odd Climate Yields A beautiful side of Coastal Australia

Australia is a country, a continent, and an island by itself.  It is a unique place on earth where various extreme climate prevail.  In September of 2009, a dust storm engulfed the coastal area of Sydney.  In this small collection  of photos, one could see the affects of a dust storm on Australia.  It was a rare event and it was extremely beautiful.  A dust storm or sandstorm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. Dust storms arise when a gust front blows loose sand and dust from a dry surface. Particles are transported by saltation and suspension, causing soil erosion from one place and deposition in another. The Sahara and dry lands around the Arabian peninsula are the main source of airborne dust, with some contributions from Iran, Pakistan and India into the Arabian Sea, and China’s storms deposit dust in the Pacific. Dust storms in Australia are not uncommon but are usually restricted to the inland. Occasionally, during widespread drought, dust storms reach coastal areas. Australia is the driest inhabited continent and only Antarctica is drier.

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