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Red Dust Blankets Sydney

Air quality 'dangerous' as limited visibility forces incoming flights to be diverted

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(Newser) – Red dust blowing in from the Australian Outback covered Sydney today, snarling air travel and forcing locals to don masks to venture outdoors. “It’s like a nuclear winter morning,” one visitor told Bloomberg; the state government called air quality “hazardous.” Visibility was under 50 feet in some areas of the country’s largest city, the Age adds, and incoming flights were being diverted to Brisbane and Melbourne.

A person takes pictures in front of the Sydney Opera House during a dust storm today in Sydney, Australia.
A person takes pictures in front of the Sydney Opera House during a dust storm today in Sydney, Australia.   (AP Photo)
A sightseeing boat passes in front of the Sydney Opera House during a dust storm today.
A sightseeing boat passes in front of the Sydney Opera House during a dust storm today.   (AP Photo)
People walk past an almost unseen Opera House during a dust storm today in Sydney, Australia.
People walk past an almost unseen Opera House during a dust storm today in Sydney, Australia.   (AP Photo)
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Sep 22, 09 8:57 PM CDT
Terrifying. The stark logo of our planet's future. Reply
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Sep 22, 09 9:03 PM CDT
why... is this occuring... theres wind everywhere... it just doesnt all of a sudden go nuts like tht... somethings up Reply
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Its an omen. Soon China will own Rio Tinto. Reply
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