30 Most Incredible Sandstorms On Earth

Wed, Sep 24, 2008

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A wall of sand gathers on the horizon, swiftly gaining momentum and mass, devouring everything in its path. As it approaches, those in the know scramble to their homes for protection, others cover their heads and mouths, and wait for the tempest to subside. For several hours, yellow engulfs the city. Then suddenly, the impetuous force behind this meteorological phenomenon calms. The mile-high cloud of dust once again settles on the land, back where it belongs.

The following are some of the most amazing images of it captured on camera.

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This post was written by:

Linda McCormick - who has written 173 posts on Environmental Graffiti.

Linda is a writer and editor, currently based in London. Growing up in N Ireland, she craved sunnier climes so set off around the world, forever chasing the sun. On her travels she discovered she was much more passionate about the environment than she realised – although never quite got the whole tree-hugging thing – and has always had a penchant for the unconventional and creative side of life, so working at Environmental Graffiti suits her just fine.

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Music Critic Says:
September 25th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Amazing what mother nature is capable.
Carole Neece Says:
February 26th, 2009 at 12:29 am
My Daughter and her husband are stationed at Al Asad right now and last night I was asking her about the sand storms. She told me to google them so I did and to my surprise I found a lot of pics of a sandstorm right there in Al Asad from 2005. They are really good pics. I could not imagin being in the middle of some thing like that. My hat is off to all the milatery over there just for being there and especialy now seeing the sort of thing they have to endure.
alex Says:
March 27th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
this is the bomb and the next sandstorm is gonna hit claifornia

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