wired.com — On September 23, Sydney woke up to a surreal scene that looked more like Mars than Australia. The entire city had turned red due to an enormous dust storm. Sep 25, 2009 View in Crawl 4
xaquaticsSep 25, 2009
Impressive!
shinolaSep 25, 2009
The Terra satellite image is especially impressive.
madrigaelicSep 25, 2009
For the human-level of context, some Wired Science readers sent us on-the-ground photos and videos. You're gonna like them: <a class="user" href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/reader-photo-gallery-crazy-dust-storm-turns-sydney-red/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/reader-p ...</a>One guy said, "It was like waking up on Mars." Other people compared it to Total Recall and the apocalypse. At the very least, it was the worst dust storm in 70 years.
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xaquaticsSep 25, 2009
Impressive!
shinolaSep 25, 2009
The Terra satellite image is especially impressive.
madrigaelicSep 25, 2009
For the human-level of context, some Wired Science readers sent us on-the-ground photos and videos. You're gonna like them: <a class="user" href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/reader-photo-gallery-crazy-dust-storm-turns-sydney-red/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/reader-p ...</a>One guy said, "It was like waking up on Mars." Other people compared it to Total Recall and the apocalypse. At the very least, it was the worst dust storm in 70 years.