Advertisment
| Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You |
|
|
|
| Tuesday, 20 May 2008 06:54 |
|
 Dust Storms  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 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. ![]() 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 ![]() 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
QUOTE THIS PAGE ON YOUR BLOG/SITE CREATELINKTOWARDSTHISARTICLE PREVIEWQUOTE
Dust Storms - When the Air Turns Against You  Dust Storms They are known by many names: Haboob, Simum, Black Blizzards. A solid wall of dust almost a mile... © 2010 - Amazing & Interesting World |
More Articles...
The World's Most Intelligent GA goldfish named Comet has been trained to play soccer, basketball, and even dance the limbo! He can also fetch and swim a slalom around tiny poles in his tank. Comet's owner, Dr. Dean Pomerleau used the...... READMORE |
Jellyfish lakeBefore you go laying the “this is photoshoped” line on me, do a little search on the web and convince yourself it is real. It’s actually one of the most well-known diving places in...... READMORE |
The Real Snake EaterThis is Manoharan, a 27 year-old guy that performs one of the most growse-yet-cool stunts We’ve ever seen. He gets thin snakes through his nostrils and pulls....... READMORE |
10 Incredible Faces in the RocMany of us go for a walk in the mountains to find solitude. But as the following pictures show, it could be a bit creepy – the mountain itself might be watching. Mountain faces are not only beautiful, but have been regarded as...... READMORE |
5 Interestingly Coloured BeachEver seen beaches with black, green, white, red or multicolour sand? See this amazing nature phenomenon ... READMORE |
Whale SharkThe whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow moving filter feeding shark that is the largest living fish species. It can grow up to 12.2 m.... READMORE |
- + 6 |
|
Main Menu
Email Subscription
More Picks ...
Tumour Man Has Second Face
A man in China has undergone a second operation to remove a
Sand Fountain in Saudi Arabia
Sand Fountain apparead in Al Ahsaa City, in Saudi Arabia. S
10 Most Fascinating Dogs
Amazing and brave 10 Most Fascinating Dogs...
Balancing of 16 spoons on face worl
 As he placed the 16th spoon delicately on the end of his no
Top 10 Astonishing Miracles
Whether you believe in miracles or not, there is an enormou
Yungas Road
North Yungas Road is hands-down the most dangerous in the wo
History Of The Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is amazing. This 8 minute video shows
The Tree Goats of Morocco
These Moroccan goats you see in the photos climb the Argan t
Janus, the two-headed turtle
Named after the Roman god with two heads, Janus is a 10 year
Table Tennis Professionals
History of Ping Pong - The game has its origins in England a
Amphibian Car
The Gibbs Aquada is a high speed amphibious vehicle develope
Largest Model Rocat
This is a picture of the 36-foot tall, 1,600lb beast about t
A Six-Legged Hexapus
A hexapus, not a six-legged octopus, It would of course be t
Worlds most Unusual Hotels
Collection of World's nost Unusual Hotels...
Australian Monster Motorbike
 Yeeha! Hope one day I got a chance to see this live. They c
Worlds Biggest Nose
An amazing god gifted nose, believe this man resides in Swe
Sumatran Tiger
The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is a subspecie
Pixel Building
This incredible pixelated skyscraper by Singapore-based Desi














