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Dust Storms

When the Air Itself Turns Against You!

 

They are known by many names: Haboob, Simum, Black Blizzards. A solid wall of dust almost a mile high, moving whole sand dunes and bringing Biblical darkness to the huge areas of the world. Scorching hot winds (up to 40 degrees Celsius) blowing the sand around with hurricane speeds... What seems extreme to us is actually a common occurrence in Africa and the Middle East. The similar sand-saturated hurricane-speed storms over Mediterranian are called Sirocco, Yugo and Ghibli. The dust (or desert sand) particles become airborne and held in suspension, creating a moving front. The convection of cold air over the heated ground maintains the storm and keeps the dust rolling. 

Dust Storm 

 

See one such storm coming into the Israeli Negev desert from Sinai (advancing with the speed of appr. 40 mph). According to the photographer Eviathar ben Zedeff (link), the sand wall is over 4,000 ft high: 

Dust Storm Israeli Negev Desert
Dust Storm Israeli Negev Desert

Dust Storm Israeli Negev Desert
Dust Storm Israeli Negev Desert

Sand Storm in Khartoum, Sudan: 

Sand Storm in Khartoum, Sudan
Sand Storm in Khartoum, Sudan
Sand Storm in Khartoum, Sudan
Sand Storm in Khartoum, Sudan
 
Here is an alarming fact: sand storms now happen ten times more frequently than fifty years ago. For example, Mauritania had only two storms per year in the early Sixties, now it's more like EIGHTY a year. Sahara's sand is also being sent into the Atlantic at an accelerated pace (five times growth in one year, since 2006!) - however, this could be a good thing, according to Wikipedia, as it will cool off the ocean enough to slightly ease the ongoing 2007 hurricane season.

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Dust covers Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan:
Dust covers Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan
Dust covers Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan
Dust covers Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan
Dust covers Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan
Storm in Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Storm in Phoenix, Arizona, USA
 
 
The lamplighters brave the dust storm in Nevada desert
The lamplighters brave the dust storm in Nevada desert
 The next picture may look like an incoming dust storm, but it is just a cloud front.
Cloud Front Australian Outback
Cloud Front Australian Outback
 


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-1 #1 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Ishita 2007-09-16 00:12
Wow, Thank god we dont have this in India!
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+1 #2 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — blaxparx 2007-09-16 05:10
Amazing pictures
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+1 #3 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — srinivasaraoachalla 2007-09-16 07:39
oh my God ! its awesome to see in pics but in reality ...
no words can explain.
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+1 #4 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — srinivasaraoachalla 2007-09-16 07:40
its awesome to see in pics, but in reality my God...
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-1 #5 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — afu_naaz 2007-09-16 08:43
great pics really fantastic they are above the imagination :eek:
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+1 #6 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — tariqhabib 2007-09-16 09:36
here in Lahore we have smoke cover :-)
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+1 #7 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — mshawagfeh 2007-09-16 13:50
Here we call it Tawz & it is really bad
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+1 #8 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — fawzy1970 2007-09-16 22:48
hi its very nice fantastic and feared pic really
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+1 #9 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — digital48 2007-09-17 01:39
the photographer has taken a lot of courage and risk to shoot all these pictures.
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+1 #10 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — jyotin_26 2007-09-17 10:36
Wonderfully taken. But horrible !!!!
One get scarred , if imagine they come in the way of those storm...

Thanks....
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+1 #11 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Latika 2007-09-17 12:24
Nice and thrilling snaps
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+1 #12 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — anjel_dream 2007-09-17 15:24
Great pictures
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-1 #13 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Bashir Malik 2007-09-17 15:51
Its nature,it remind us the power behind is GOD almighty.
Thanks for such a wonderful selection.
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+1 #14 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — vaidya.mohan 2007-09-17 17:34
Thanks.Its nature.
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0 #15 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — user.coffee 2007-09-19 14:05
hi its very horrible really yaar
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0 #16 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — pr_kumar81 2007-09-19 14:34
my gooooooood :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
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-1 #17 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — without_virus 2007-09-23 13:20
hi so hows u
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+1 #18 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Keps 2007-09-29 13:11
very nice photos. :D :D :D :D
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+1 #19 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — mtg_kumar 2007-10-01 16:41
Goooooooooooooo ooood
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0 #20 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Dr. Prasenjit Sarma 2007-10-01 21:38
Fantastic reality, another face of nature unknown to me.
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+2 #21 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — svd02 2007-10-03 20:54
Amazing. never thought about it. :eek: :-x
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+2 #22 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — fawaz4422 2007-10-06 15:44
thnxz 4 the lovly pic's
P.S. its the 1st time i see a cloud front.

i learn something new every day :-) :-?
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+1 #23 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — daniyum21@yahoo 2007-12-02 12:19
i can't believe my eyes!!
these are not real pictures, but draws!!!!it can't happen that........
oh my godness!!!!!!!! !
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-1 #24 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — hmdsadiq 2007-12-04 19:59
Dust Storm of Israel,Sand storm of Sudan,Kazakasta n,Arizona,Neved a and smoke of Australia.It is fearfully terrifying,Than k god I live in Chennai i believe and pray don't come across such natural calamities.
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+1 #25 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — mdshafiq 2007-12-06 14:34
WITHIN THE UNIVERSE; THIS EARTH IS AN INSIGNIFICANT THING;
IF WE ARE SHAKEN UP WITH THIS PICTURES............
CAN ONE IMAGINE THE DOOMSDAY ????????????????
!!!!!!!! ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY HAVE MERCY ON US ALL !!!!!!!!!
!!!!THEE ALONE WE WORSHIP, THEE ALONE WE ASK FOR HELP !!!!
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+2 #26 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — prasadguru 2008-01-02 10:55
:-) :D ;-) 8) :P :roll: :-? :cry: :sad: :sad:
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+1 #27 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — rajendran139 2008-01-02 17:43
very nice to see
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+1 #28 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Anurag1980 2008-01-02 19:38
kool pics with hidden dangers
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+1 #29 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — rickii 2008-01-05 17:38
:sad:
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+1 #30 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — gaganpreet83 2008-02-20 18:37
thank's god i m not there
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+1 #31 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — jayas 2008-02-26 12:33
its amazing
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+1 #32 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — F!SH 2008-04-10 01:08
:D
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+1 #33 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — ilene baguio 2008-05-14 11:20
:P
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+1 #34 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — ilene baguio 2008-05-14 11:36
8) :sigh: :-) :eek: :sigh: :zzz :-x :sad: :cry: :-)


hooooooooooo
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-1 #35 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Kalahasti 2008-05-14 15:46
ioda samy bhayankaram :D
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0 #36 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — noble k thomas 2008-08-24 15:19
Nice & clear shots :eek: :eek: :D :D
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0 #37 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — rathodyashpalsinh 2008-08-25 16:42
all the pictures are very very good.
no one can judge the nature.
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0 #38 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — kumaratp 2009-05-04 10:08
maxa photo
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0 #39 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Rathai 2009-05-04 12:11
Very good collection!!.you know Saudi Arabia Thar many production in nature sand storms.please post me. :-? :eek: :D
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0 #40 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — rapchickraja 2009-05-04 14:14
Stunning !! It is hard to believe this weirdness in nature...
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0 #41 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — pretty.m 2009-05-04 17:56
oh my god its scaring!!!!!!! bt thanks keep sending.
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0 #42 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — zonker_07 2009-05-04 21:50
8) cool pic
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0 #43 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — vivekluvsu 2009-05-05 14:35
Very good pictures
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0 #44 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — theoder24 2009-05-06 17:53
:roll: :roll:
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0 #45 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — richa.mhaske@relianceada. 2009-05-07 12:31
ooooooooohhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhh
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0 #46 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — spiderman2572000 2009-05-08 20:10
Wow! If you get caught I wonder how one would survive - breathing gets impossible. :eek:
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0 #47 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — hvpurs 2009-05-18 18:23
Great coverage. Thanks Priya.
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0 #48 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — rapchickraja 2009-06-22 10:51
Oh... thats amazing !!!
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0 #49 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — hvpurs 2009-06-28 12:28
Thanks once again, Priya.
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0 #50 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — KAJA0015 2009-06-29 14:24
tahnks priya, its amazing
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0 #51 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — assera 2009-12-05 02:44
:-? :-?
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0 #52 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — biresh 2009-12-05 22:01
Nice collection.
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0 #53 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — panniyar 2010-03-07 10:53
this is all the indication of drastic climatic change that is happening over the year and is going from bad to worst with each day.
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0 #54 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — sohari 2010-04-11 14:35
who said i am the strongest? can not beat nature and god's wonders.
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0 #55 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — bveengoad 2010-04-29 09:57
hi
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0 #56 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — tmanoharantr 2010-04-29 10:05
Terrific. Thank God that we are away not the kind of desert storm in India. Settling of dust beyond imagination after the storm.
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0 #57 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — ajax 2010-04-29 23:49
True pictures of "Nature Force".
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0 #58 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — jen 2010-10-11 06:44
It's really sad knowing that we can't do something to prevent it from happening, or if we do, we don't do anything.
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0 #59 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — sandip kamble 2010-10-19 13:04
:eek: :eek: :eek:







wovvvvvvvvvvvvv
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0 #60 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Bipul Kumar 2011-08-08 07:31
:oops: :oops: DON'T PLAY WITH NATURE :oops: :oops:
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0 #61 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Filbert Resurreccion 2011-08-08 09:13
massive dust storms
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0 #62 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — Sankar Mukherjee 2011-08-08 15:54
Thanks Priya Malhotra for these amazing pictures. The Photographer has shown enough courage and has taken a lot of risk to take these wonderful snaps of Nature. Thanks a lot.
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0 #63 Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You! — bob the builder 2011-09-14 04:07
:-x :-x :-x :-x :-x :-x
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