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Red skies, lost solar power: Why Australia must prepare for more dust storms

Imagine you wake up one morning and look out your window. You see a red sky, hear a ferocious blast of wind and watch as tree branches creak and crack. No, the apocalypse has not descended on your local neighborhood. You've just been caught in the middle of a dust storm.

Red skies, lost solar power: Why Australia must prepare for more dust storms
Image: Phys.org
Imagine you wake up one morning and look out your window. You see a red sky, hear a ferocious blast of wind and watch as tree branches creak and crack. No, the apocalypse has not descended on your local neighborhood. You've just been caught in the middle of a dust storm.

Originally published at Phys.org

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