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Sydney's Dust Bowl

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introducinlyric	Sep 22 2009, 05:21 PM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	I awoke this morning with a strange dusty taste on my tongue only to then realize my room was brightly lit a freakish reddish orange i turned on the t.v to find out sydney is currently (as i type) having a dust storm. Sydney airport has had to close, ferries aren't working , the city is literally covered in a cloud of dust my allergies are playing up big time and i have opted out from going to work. photos ive seen are pretty "end of the world" type movie stuff. jst heard on the news now that it has reached as far as coffs harbour. its proving to be a major health concern for people. my allergies are going beserk not to mention those with asthma etc there are a few photos below but i have seen many that you cannot make out anything theyre just a reddish orange glow -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

ScottWoz	Sep 22 2009, 10:30 PM Post #2
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	These pics are incredible. I'd received a few emails today about this but didn't realise the extent. I even emailed a mate in Kings Cross who lives in an apartment overlooking the harbour to see what he could see. I guess not much. Probably a good idea staying home eh? -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

introducinlyric	Sep 22 2009, 10:55 PM Post #3
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	people have been calling it "Dawn of the Red" the pics are incredible but most others i have seen you couldnt make out much . it was like waking up on mars, everything was simply a reddish orange glow and the air was sickening breathing it in you could taste the dirt/dust. it has since settled now visibility is good but dust/dirt remains over everythin. had bathroom window opened and the toilet seat was covered in dust. the wind is pretty hectic atm too i choose to stay home as my allergies played up somethin fierce. my eyes were the worst and my breathing became a lil weezy so i opted to remain in bed. there are some awesome videos out there which i will find and post here too -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

introducinlyric	Sep 22 2009, 11:01 PM Post #4
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	this video pretty much shows you what i tried explaining in words and gives life to pictures i posted Dawn of The Red -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

feeling_alive	Sep 22 2009, 11:33 PM Post #5
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 15-November 08 Member No.: 258566 Nominate me as a Local Expert	That was really weird... and beautiful. I was awake early and tasted the dust before seeing anything (it was still dark). It took me a while to realize what great opportunity this was for taking pictures (I just love taking pictures..), but then I hurried on to Maroubra beach and into the city. Spectacular! I have some pictures posted in my travel blog. My lungs are glad it is over now, my photographer`s heart is slightly disappointed...

introducinlyric	Sep 23 2009, 12:04 AM Post #6
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	QUOTE(feeling_alive @ Sep 22 2009, 11:33 PM) My lungs are glad it is over now, sentiment echoed ur photos are awesome -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

greekcypriot	Sep 23 2009, 04:35 AM Post #7
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4290 Joined: 25-March 09 Member No.: 273790	Oh my God, Gerry I wonder why the orange colour! We very ofter have it here in Greece and Cyprus as well, and it is dust coming from Africa, but it is not orange. Is it because it is still morning? Or because of the Fires you had lately? How long will it last? What do the news tell you? It is just terrible afterwards, seeing all this dust everywhere. Do put on a mask if you try to get out, otherwise it is better to stay indoors. Keep us posted! http://www.travelpod.com/members/greekcypriot -------------------- My LATEST BLOGS: Marmari, Vasa, and CYPRUS, the Unique Destination for Business and Holidays!!! The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine

introducinlyric	Sep 23 2009, 04:52 AM Post #8
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	QUOTE(greekcypriot @ Sep 23 2009, 04:35 AM) Oh my God, Gerry I wonder why the orange colour! We very ofter have it here in Greece and Cyprus as well, and it is dust coming from Africa, but it is not orange. Is it because it is still morning? Or because of the Fires you had lately? How long will it last? What do the news tell you? It is just terrible afterwards, seeing all this dust everywhere. Do put on a mask if you try to get out, otherwise it is better to stay indoors. Keep us posted! http://www.travelpod.com/members/greekcypriot it was surreal poppi there are hardly words - the dust still lingers though its on everything (just no longer blowing wildly about the place) u can smell and taste it.... my eyes have been severely irritated all day its been an ordeal as i have on going problems with my eyes + allergies its never happened to such an extent in sydney before and it spread as far as brisbane i stayed home today there was absolutely no way (with my allergies) that i was venturing outside - i did briefly but that was a mistake... alot of people resorted to masks . people initially thought "omg something is on fire" when they awoke because of the red/orange glow was so intense. and with melbourne recently havin the earthquake and this dust storm and sydney's hot weather one day freezin the next people started freakin out! it was morning but the red/orange glow remained well deep into the late morning so i think it had to do with how much dust/dirt was sweeping through sydney. -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

sianeth	Sep 23 2009, 08:49 AM Post #9
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	Wow, that is so surreal... How long was it around for?

raniroo	Sep 23 2009, 10:13 AM Post #10
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	Wow, those city photos are eerie...I heard that is was across most of NSW and that it was the red sand from the outback. Talk about Oz getting freak weather patterns lately... I can totally understand what people are going through today as Dubai regularly has dust storms like this and it coats everything, inside and out! -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

starlagurl	Sep 23 2009, 11:49 AM Post #11
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Great catch, Gerre thanks! I put it up on the TP blog: http://blog.travelpod.com/2009/09/23/trave...dney-sandstorm/ -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

introducinlyric	Sep 23 2009, 09:22 PM Post #12
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	QUOTE(sianeth @ Sep 23 2009, 08:49 AM) Wow, that is so surreal... How long was it around for? a few hours.... -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

introducinlyric	Sep 23 2009, 09:24 PM Post #13
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	QUOTE(raniroo @ Sep 23 2009, 10:13 AM) Talk about Oz getting freak weather patterns lately... soo true -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

greekcypriot	Sep 24 2009, 12:23 AM Post #14
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4290 Joined: 25-March 09 Member No.: 273790	Hi Gerre, Today is another day! What's the situation now? Any better? http://www.travelpod.com/members/greekcypriot (More than 4.300 photos in my blogs) -------------------- My LATEST BLOGS: Marmari, Vasa, and CYPRUS, the Unique Destination for Business and Holidays!!! The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine

introducinlyric	Sep 24 2009, 03:11 AM Post #15
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	QUOTE(greekcypriot @ Sep 24 2009, 12:23 AM) Hi Gerre, Today is another day! What's the situation now? Any better? http://www.travelpod.com/members/greekcypriot (More than 4.300 photos in my blogs) Hi Poppi today was a beautiful clear day no dust problems. Sydney's weather has been all over the place this week hehe -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

greekcypriot	Sep 24 2009, 04:36 AM Post #16
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4290 Joined: 25-March 09 Member No.: 273790	So, Good News! Much cleaning work eh? Enjoy your day Gerre, thanks for letting us know. Lucky that you had it for just one day! http://www.travelpod.com/members/greekcypriot (See my entries -thousands of photos in them) -------------------- My LATEST BLOGS: Marmari, Vasa, and CYPRUS, the Unique Destination for Business and Holidays!!! The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine

introducinlyric	Sep 24 2009, 04:37 AM Post #17
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	there was quite a bit of cleaning to do all done now though -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

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