TwitPics: Rare dust storm strikes Eastern Australia

Craig Kanalley — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:44:22 +0000

The states of Queensland and New South Wales are being engulfed by an unusual dust storm, consisting of high winds and an eerie orange hue to the skies from Brisbane to Sydney. Drought conditions across the region intensified the storm, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

Twitter users in Australia have been posting incredible TwitPics depicting this abnormal event, using the hasthag #duststorm. Here’s a sample:

“Dust storm” per @georgie_h_fan (Brisbane):

"Dust Storm" in Brisbane

“#duststorm just kicked up a notch in Brisbane… now worse again since I took pic.. no more pics for a while.” per @spidie (Gold Coast, Queensland)

"#duststorm just kicked up a notch in Brisbane... now worse again since I took pic.. no more pics for a while."

“River looking towards Story bridge #duststorm” per @michaelmeloni (Brisbane)

"River looking towards Story bridge #duststorm"

“deeply creepy. the birds have gone very quiet. #duststorm #goldcoast” per @cate3221 (Gold Coast)

"deeply creepy. the birds have gone very quiet. #duststorm #goldcoast "

“The Sydney Harbour Bridge can usually be seen from this look-out in Pyrmont.” per @lmarti (Sydney)

"The Sydney Harbour Bridge can usually be seen from this look-out in Pyrmont."

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TwitPics: Rare dust storm strikes Eastern Australia