Extraordinary Dust Storm Hits Coast of Australia

Many people have been noticing strange and unusual weather patterns around the word.

Earlier this week a massive dust storm called a "haboob" collided with the Australian coast.

"The storm stemmed from a surge of high winds over the ocean that stirred up dust and carried it huge distances." (globalpost.com)

"A haboob (Arabic: هَبوب‎ "blasting/drafting") is a type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current. Haboobs occur regularly in arid regions throughout the world." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haboob

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http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/science/130110/australia-dust-storm-smashes-small-town-near-coast