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Strongest sand storm ever captured on satellite over the Sahara
gsfc ^ | 04/03/03 | gsfc

Posted on 03/03/2004 1:51:27 PM PST by Truth666

Click on link to see the satellite photo. The Canary Islands are the only inhabited area affected.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climate; climatechange; cloudformation; mineraldust; prozacchewables; sahara; sandstorm; weather
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Incredible - this happening just a few days after what happened for the first time February 21 : skiing under the Sahara dust - Skies never seen before in Central Europe (Alps) - Photos
1 posted on 03/03/2004 1:51:30 PM PST by Truth666
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To: Truth666
Wow.
2 posted on 03/03/2004 1:53:10 PM PST by mewzilla
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To: Truth666
Global Warming!!
3 posted on 03/03/2004 1:54:17 PM PST by Guillermo (It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
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To: Truth666

4 posted on 03/03/2004 1:55:20 PM PST by Guillermo (It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
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Yesterday night, just 1000 miles north, Lisbon had the lowest minimum temperature ever measured in March (3° C)
5 posted on 03/03/2004 1:56:10 PM PST by Truth666
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To: Guillermo
Looks like a closeup of Mars.
6 posted on 03/03/2004 1:56:57 PM PST by My2Cents ("Well...there you go again.")
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To: Truth666
I blame Global Warming.
7 posted on 03/03/2004 1:57:24 PM PST by Guillermo (It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
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To: Truth666
Nature's version of a giant comb-over.
8 posted on 03/03/2004 1:58:04 PM PST by Frapster (John 3:16)
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To: My2Cents
Or maybe "Mars" is a closeup of the Sahara?
9 posted on 03/03/2004 1:58:06 PM PST by Guillermo (It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
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To: Guillermo
Great picture. Can you give a link?
10 posted on 03/03/2004 1:58:17 PM PST by GOPJ (NFL Fatcats: Grown men don't watch hollywood peep shows with wives and children.)
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To: Guillermo
Is that coloration sand that is spread/blown laterally or vertically? Looks almost like a vertical cloud.
11 posted on 03/03/2004 2:00:04 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Truth666
Captain Renault: What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?

Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.

Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.

Rick: I was misinformed.

12 posted on 03/03/2004 2:01:39 PM PST by colorado tanker ("There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots")
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To: Prodigal Son
I wonder if those black border lines are there in real life?
13 posted on 03/03/2004 2:01:48 PM PST by Guillermo (It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
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So, I take it you don't have the answer to my question?
14 posted on 03/03/2004 2:04:24 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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The lines do exist, but I'm surprised they don't get covered up by all that sand in the air.
15 posted on 03/03/2004 2:12:19 PM PST by TBall
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To: TBall
Thanks. Have a nice day.
16 posted on 03/03/2004 2:14:00 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Prodigal Son
Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. -- Homer Simpson
17 posted on 03/03/2004 2:14:34 PM PST by Guillermo (It's tough being a Miami Dolphins fan)
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Have a nice day, thanks.

You've been very helpful.
18 posted on 03/03/2004 2:16:35 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Guillermo
This is obviously Bush's fault.
19 posted on 03/03/2004 2:16:57 PM PST by BikePacker
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To: TBall
No, the lines are inserted as another layer to mark the borders between those countries
20 posted on 03/03/2004 2:18:22 PM PST by Truth666
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