Sandstorm

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 30, 2005, 4:54 pm

Impressive shots of a sandstorm in Iraq. We get them in Arizona sometimes but rarily as intense as these photos show.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » April 30, 2005, 5:30 pm

Hmm, looks like Phoenix to me!

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » April 30, 2005, 8:26 pm

Looks like extra footage from Mummy. I'm calling shenanigans!

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » April 30, 2005, 10:00 pm

That looks scary

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » May 1, 2005, 12:21 am

saw similar to that growing up in Lubbock Texas. That's what happens when there is a breeze in a place that you can see from one side of town to the other it's so flat.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » May 2, 2005, 9:53 am

Aslanna wrote:Looks like extra footage from Mummy. I'm calling shenanigans!

Those are posted on snopes and they say it's real.

I saw very similar storms in UAE, it's amazing. Like a wall of dirt rolling out of the desert. It really sucks during the winter, if it rains the day after one of those everything is coated with 2" of sandy, slimey mud.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » May 2, 2005, 10:13 am

The 1983 dust storm that hit Melbourne, Australia:

More here: http://www.schools.ash.org.au/paa2/medi ... 23&fileid=#

It gets a little dry here at times

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » May 2, 2005, 10:24 am

Aabidano wrote:
Aslanna wrote:Looks like extra footage from Mummy. I'm calling shenanigans!
Those are posted on snopes and they say it's real.

I was like.. Kidding and stuff. GOSH!

Deward · Post by **Deward** » May 2, 2005, 10:24 am

Makes it hard to believe that the Middle East was a tropical paradise at one time.

a_guide · Post by **a_guide** » May 2, 2005, 2:05 pm

I thought this post was going to be about Darude.

Adelrune Argenti · Post by **Adelrune Argenti** » May 2, 2005, 3:00 pm

a_guide wrote:I thought this post was going to be about Darude.

Not in the Current Events section but we can dream. Although I do like his newer CD a lot.

Brotha · Post by **Brotha** » May 2, 2005, 3:43 pm

Those are from the Al Assad Airbase. My brother is stationed there, I can assure you those are real (he e-mailed us the pictures like a week ago).

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » May 2, 2005, 3:45 pm

Same here Brotha. I got those last week via email from a buddy of mine who spent 4 tours over there.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » May 2, 2005, 3:48 pm

A typical day in Phoenix: (thx stragi for posing in the pic!)

Arizona sucks! Everyone thinking of moving out west, go to Oregon!

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » May 2, 2005, 5:24 pm

Arizona sucks! Everyone thinking of moving out west, go to Oregon!

Fuck that! We have far too many people here thanks to being surrounded by shitty states!

Atokal · Post by **Atokal** » May 2, 2005, 6:48 pm

Canelek wrote:
Arizona sucks! Everyone thinking of moving out west, go to Oregon!
Fuck that! We have far too many people here thanks to being surrounded by shitty states!

Aren't you one of "those" people who moved to Oregon from a fucked up state?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » May 2, 2005, 7:31 pm

Those are awesome pictures. They are the coolest looking photos I have seen in a while (in a non art way, although this is definately art, just earth art.....wtf am I talking about)

Lohrno · Post by **Lohrno** » May 2, 2005, 7:33 pm

Sandstorms hate our freedom!

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » May 3, 2005, 12:07 pm

Atokal wrote:
Canelek wrote:
Arizona sucks! Everyone thinking of moving out west, go to Oregon!
Fuck that! We have far too many people here thanks to being surrounded by shitty states!
Aren't you one of "those" people who moved to Oregon from a fucked up state?

OMG NO SHIT???!?!?!

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » May 5, 2005, 11:18 am

We get like 5 of those a year, they aren't rare!
If you've ever been in the air while one of them is approaching town, it looks exactly the same. Giant wall of brown dirt!

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » May 5, 2005, 12:02 pm

That is amazing. I thought scenes like that only happened in hollywood movies. I think I would be scared shitless the first time I experienced one of those first hand. Much like someone who has never experienced a severe snow storm and moved up north. The locals are used to it.