For the first time during our stay here, we experienced a duststorm. I am surprised it took nearly 2 years for us to do that, since we are right in the middle of a desert. Thats probably because most of us were interning somewhere else last summer. The visibility had reduced considerably and most static objects were covered in dust. It lasted for a couple of hours. But dust storms are not uncommon in arizona. Quite a few huge dust storms have been recorded here. I found these pictures in a phoenix library, showing famous instances of dust storms in arizona:
Walkers in Dust Storm. 1972.
Dust Storm Over Residential Area on Labor Day, 1972.
No Rain Had Fallen in the Area for 153 Days, 06/1972.
Dust Storm Over residential Area on Labor Day, 1972.
No Rain Had Fallen in the Area for 153 Days, 06/1972.
Dust Storm Rises Over Phoenix on Labor Day, 1972.
No Rain Had Fallen in the Area for 153 Days, 06/1972.
Dust Storm Rises Over Phoenix on Labor Day, 1972.
No Rain Had Fallen in the Area for 153 Days , 06/1972.
*Dust Storm Pictures from Environmental Protection Agency.
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