Sydney turns red: dust storm blankets city

Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:08 pm » by **Urbanskeptic**

This will surely bring it home to the average Sydney sider and the average Australian that climate change is very real and upon us now with massive drought induced dust storms that extend from Sydney to Brisbane.
If our Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd is half way smart he will use this to help bring about a world wide change to carbon emissions that are having such a dramatic and devastating effect on our planet.

Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:13 pm » by **Wesley**

Hi Darryl, up here in Bundy, QLD, the dust started coming in early in the afternoon. At first it just looked like a storm cloud coming in, but you can smell the dust in the air. It was very windy here this morning. At 4.00 pm you could just about look directly at the Sun. I think we need some rain. LOL. :cheers:

Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:53 pm » by **Darrylmckay**

urbanskeptic wrote:This will surely bring it home to the average Sydney sider and the average Australian that climate change is very real and upon us now with massive drought induced dust storms that extend from Sydney to Brisbane.
If our Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd is half way smart he will use this to help bring about a world wide change to carbon emissions that are having such a dramatic and devastating effect on our planet.

You have got to be kidding me, K Rudd couldnt bring about the change of a pair of under wear.
How has this got anything to with climate change, this has been happening cince the 1900s, and today wasnt nearly as bad as the ones in the 30s and 40s.
Nothing to with climate change, we just live in a dry dusty country, always has been, always will be.

Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:55 pm » by **Darrylmckay**

wesley wrote:Hi Darryl, up here in Bundy, QLD, the dust started coming in early in the afternoon. At first it just looked like a storm cloud coming in, but you can smell the dust in the air. It was very windy here this morning. At 4.00 pm you could just about look directly at the Sun. I think we need some rain. LOL.

Sorry, Hi wesley, yeah I heard it was heading up your way, we got rid of it around lunchtime, made a hell of a mess though.
Yeah rain would be nice, would save me washing the bloody car!

Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:09 pm » by **Lisko**

Hi, I come across this info:
" russian scientists are repoeting today that Southern Hemisphere continent
of Australia has been coated by red "dust" from our Planet Eart's first
interaction withthe tail of the comet known as NEAT(C/2002 V1) in anevent
[b]not seen in our modern times, but known in depth by our most ancient
of peoples ond called by them the "BLOOD OF GOD"

Is this something to worry as :nails: