Sydney Dust Storm - 23 Sept. 2009

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This is the view of the Sydney Dust Storm from the Frenchs Forest area.

I went to bed around 4am and I could smell this strange smell. I don't always have the best nose for smell, so I figured I might have been a little loopy because I was tired.

Then at 7am this morning my sister woke me up to this red-orange sky outside.

It's due to dust from the Australian desert being carried east to Sydney by 90+kph winds.

It's a fine dust and if you have to go outside today it's a good idea to wear a mask.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Sydney
• Dust
• Storm
• Frenchs
• Forest
• Belrose
• red
• orange
• sky

[princessemily822]

i missed this, we were in europe.. your street looks very familiar..

[cameraygal]

Very scary waking up n Frenchs Forest. Quick get out of there..............

[MauiSkyWatcher]

Bloody Hell.

[avatarprimus]

pretty dangerous to breathe that fine dust without a mask, especially for elders, children and people with respiratory problems. better stay safe.

[viperq]

This reminds me of wild fires in California.

[rataranian]

that's my fart cloud. whuaha!

[craighill86]

wow thats mad!

[LeJimster]

really impressive, I bet you thought you had landed on mars when you woke up :-D.