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A man walks his dog through Observatory Hill during a dust storm ...

(AFP) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man walks his dog through Observatory Hill during a dust storm near Sydney on September 23. Particles from the dust storm that engulfed parts of eastern Australia this week were detected 2,150 kilometres (1,335 miles) away across the Tasman Sea Friday, raining down on New Zealand. Photo:Greg Wood/AFP

A man walks past an almost unsee Sydney Harbour Bridge during ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:26:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A man walks past an almost unsee Sydney Harbour Bridge during a dust storm Wednesday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rob Griffith)

A person takes pictures in front of the Sydney Opera House during ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:49:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A person takes pictures in front of the Sydney Opera House during a dust storm Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rob Griffith)

A cyclist rides under the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust storm ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A cyclist rides under the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust storm blankets the city September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

A woman walks past the Sydney skyline as a dust storm blankets ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman walks past the Sydney skyline as a dust storm blankets the city September 23, 2009. An outback dust storm swept across eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport and placing health authorities on alert for widespread respiratory illness. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT DISASTER CITYSCAPE)

A man wearing a dust mask walks across the Sydney Harbour bridge ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man wearing a dust mask walks across the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust storm blankets the city September 23, 2009. An outback dust storm swept across eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport and placing health authorities on alert for widespread respiratory illness. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

A photographer takes pictures of the Sydney Harbour bridge as ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A photographer takes pictures of the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust storm blankets the city September 23, 2009. Gale force winds battered eastern Australia, bringing huge dust storms to the nation's heavily populated east coast. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A man takes a photograph of the just visible Sydney Opera House ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man takes a photograph of the just visible Sydney Opera House (top L) as a dust storm blankets the city September 23, 2009. Gale force winds battered eastern Australia bringing huge dust storms to the nation's heavily populated east coast. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Light traffic crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a dust ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Light traffic crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a dust storm at sunrise September 23, 2009. Gale force winds battered eastern Australia bringing huge dust storms to the nation's heavily populated east coast. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A traffic light shows red as a dust storm blankets the Sydney ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A traffic light shows red as a dust storm blankets the Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunrise September 23, 2009. Gale force winds battered eastern Australia bringing huge dust storms to the nation's heavily populated east coast. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A pedestrian walks under the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A pedestrian walks under the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust storm blankets the city September 23, 2009. Gale force winds battered eastern Australia, bringing huge dust storms to the nation's heavily populated east coast. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENT DISASTER SOCIETY)

A dust storm blankets the Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunrise September ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A dust storm blankets the Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunrise September 23, 2009. Gale force winds battered eastern Australia bringing, huge dust storms to the nation's heavily populated east coast. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENT DISASTER SOCIETY)

A cyclist rides under the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust storm ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A cyclist rides under the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust storm blankets the city September 23, 2009. Gale force winds battered eastern Australia, bringing huge dust storms to the nation's heavily populated east coast. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA)

Workers flee as a dust storm sweeps through a paddock at the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Workers flee as a dust storm sweeps through a paddock at the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) factory near Athi River, 50km (31 miles) east of the capital Nairobi, September 16, 2009. Farmers are making their way to the recently revived KMC in a bid to cut their losses by selling their drought-stricken livestock for meat. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA AGRICULTURE ANIMALS DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

A view of Mars with the colors carefully balanced to give a ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A view of Mars with the colors carefully balanced to give a realistic view of Mars' hues as they might appear through a telescope. REUTERS/NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team