day of dust by laine

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23-SEP-2009

day of dust

Today we choked on dust, from Brisbane down to Sydney, over 700km in distance.
Here our local rural fire brigades are on standby as high temperatures & dry conditions
force early total fire bans throughout the state. Many flights cancelled while towns out west watched 75,000 tons of top soil per hour carry out to the Tasman Sea.
I took this after leaving a meeting at lunchtime....a horrible day

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5
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poetry666		06-Oct-2009 10:54
Thats some dust out there Liane. Best keep indoors!!

Fay Stout		01-Oct-2009 01:30
Yes... I heard on the news about this. What a mess, and dangerous, particularly for those with respiratory problems. Have experienced one dust storm since living in Texas.

sue anne		24-Sep-2009 00:06
Yikes, stay safe and hope conditions get better.

bill friedlander		23-Sep-2009 23:14
We just watched this on the news. It looked very bad. Hope things improve soon.

Máire Uí Mhaicín		23-Sep-2009 22:17
Oh good heavens,Laine. This is dreadful...May that weather change soon.

Cindi Smith		23-Sep-2009 22:02
That looks dusty. I can almost taste it. Great shot and great tones!

Patricia Kay		23-Sep-2009 22:01
Hope its calmed down today Laine...I saw it on the news here in Sweden yesterday....BV

Chris		23-Sep-2009 20:35
Australia has really experienced some dramatic weather conditions recently. It was even on the main French news! Hope you get some relief soon.

marie-jose wolff		23-Sep-2009 20:21
a lot of dust, dramatic image...

Al Chesworth		23-Sep-2009 20:17
An eye opener Laine, we moan about a bit of rain.

Johnny JAG		23-Sep-2009 19:59
If this is spring you can't be looking forward to summer!

Carole Stevens		23-Sep-2009 17:58
Wow this is bad, you really need some rain soon!

Coleen Perilloux Landry		23-Sep-2009 17:43
Wow, what a lot of top soil being blown away; one never realizes such things until it hits us in the face like your commentary did. Not good for your husband's lungs, either.

an nguyen		23-Sep-2009 16:31
Oh...it is a lot of dust...:( Don't change your lens .

Robin Reid		23-Sep-2009 16:08
How awful ....

J. Scott Coile		23-Sep-2009 15:42
Horrible.

John		23-Sep-2009 15:41
Holy smoke, better not change lenses in these conditions. Take care and good luck. Wonderful photo btw. V

Guest		23-Sep-2009 14:51
A very dramatic image and description Laine. V

Bryan Murahashi		23-Sep-2009 14:42
An amazing scene and capture. It's been reported on our new radio station. Take care.

Zak		23-Sep-2009 14:26
Just been reading about this on the bbc news site!

Yvonne		23-Sep-2009 12:22
It looks like an outback town instead of an urban area - you poor things - hope some rain falls SOON and it cools down, its supposed to be SPRING!

Stephanie		23-Sep-2009 10:51
I once experienced a dust storm when I lived in Texas. They are miserable! I hope this one is short-lived for in Australia!!

Ann...		23-Sep-2009 10:33
What an awful time you are having....let's hope that there is a break in the weather soon.......

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