Sandstorm pic
 

Israeli Air Force F-15 pilot captured the following amazing sand storm pics. The storm was 8,000 ft high and moving with a speed of 60 km/h.

http://www.armedassault.org/images/5.jpg

http://www.armedassault.org/images/4.jpg

http://www.armedassault.org/images/6-1.jpg

Oops. Wrong forum. Maybe someone can move it for me?

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Wow thats really cool, must of sucked for anyone taking a jog at the moment...

WoW! I wonder the people in that storm can breathe through that?

Moved to general forum :)

Where did it generate, Negev, Sinai? What kinda harm does it do to people and property?

They're always followed by a drizzle, followed by a full day of cleaning up the muddy windows and porches. Having double glazed windows sealed shut helps limit the dust indoors.

Am I boring yas? :D

These storms can start in the Sahara and come up from the south via Egypt and Sinai or over the Mediteranean, moving inland from west to east.

The dust is apparently very beneficial for the ground soil.

Thats a real pain, do they come often? Didnt see any when i lived there but we were mostly in the north.

"A beginning is a very delicate time. Know then that it is the year 10191. The known universe is ruled by the Padisha-Emperor Shaddam IV. - my father. In this time, the most precious substance is the spice-melange. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, a desolate dry planet with vast desert. The planet is Arrakis, also known as- DUNE." :D

Are you drinkin also?

Usually winter and early spring, from 2 to 4 of them a year. I suppose they're a bit worse in the center and south than up north but not sure. We're a tiny enough country as it is. :roll:

Rarely. It's just some excerpts from the opening texts for this:

http://www.amazon.com/Dune-Francesca...2268316&sr=8-1

Very bad movie. Very impressive (but unusual) book(s).

He who controls the spice, controls the fate of the universe!!!!!!!!

I remember being in the desert on the 50 cal mounted on top of a Humvee. I truly felt like I was one with nature. And after a patrol I was absolutely caked with sand! :lol: