 DISCUSSION: Back on September 23rd 2009, a massive dust storm swept across 725 miles of Central/Eastern Australia (i.e., from the Australian outback and over towards Sydney, New South Wales). This tremendous dust storm produced a red-colored hue (identified in satellite imagery) over the region between the 22nd and the 24th of September. Wind gusts exceeded 60 mph as the storm transported an estimated 5,000 metric tons of dust across eastern Australia (effectively spreading dust across southern parts of Queensland). The image attached above shows the dust storm over eastern Australia. The image was taken on September 23 by the MODIS Terra satellite!
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 DISCUSSION: As we turn the clocks back to late September of 2005, there was quite a serious situation getting ready to unfold across much of Southeast Texas and the greater western Gulf Coast region. With Hurricane Rita bearing down the Gulf Coast, with the potential for extensive damage existing anywhere from far southern Texas and on over towards southwestern Louisiana, there was a major concern for serious large-scale destruction and long-term impacts on day-to-day life! In the graphic above, you can clearly see how the days leading up to the landfall of Rita were clearly beyond oppressive and not ideal for high-density population evacuation procedures as were needed at the time!
To learn more about other high-impact weather events from the past, be sure to click here! ~Meteorologist Jordan Rabinowitz |
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