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Offline morfeas2002

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Dust storm in Kalamata, Greece
« on: April 24, 2014, 07:14:45 AM »
Every spring we have 2-3 dust storms with heat and dust from Africa. This one had a big dust load. In the afternoon there were 2 hours we lost visibility. You can see how dust covers everything photo by photo. In the end the sky is red and dark.

















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Offline chrysnic

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Re: Dust storm in Kalamata, Greece
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2014, 01:32:34 PM »
Great pics! We observe the same phenomenon in Cyprus every year, too. We had a rather severe sand storm at the beginning of March this year.

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Offline Randall Kayfes

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Re: Dust storm in Kalamata, Greece
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2014, 11:22:08 PM »
Incredible photos!!
I hope all is well and you were able to watch without worry.

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Offline morfeas2002

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Re: Dust storm in Kalamata, Greece
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2014, 07:10:54 AM »
Everything is ok now. Dust load has moved to Eastern Greece. But today i had to clean Davis (especially the tipping bucket) and cameras, satellite dishes, the roof  and my car needs a nice wash to.  :grin:

Here is the timelapse that shows how dark and red was the sky for few hours.
http://youtu.be/xCMfia2UrLk
« Last Edit: April 25, 2014, 07:12:36 AM by morfeas2002 »
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