from space showing an enormous dust storm sweeping the semi-arid plains of the Columbia Plateau in eastern Washington on 4 October 2009 (click to enlarge.) A local news report said that wind gusts reached 43 miles per hour and Interstate 90 was closed for a period of time due to a number of accidents.
Image credit: NASA, MODIS Rapid Response Team.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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