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A dust storm rushes towards a military camp as it rolls over Al Asad Airbase, Iraq, just before nightfall on April 27, 2005. A dust storm (or sandstorm) is a meteorological phenomenon common in dry, arid and semi-arid regions, usually the result of convection currents created by intense heating of the ground. These currents then carry clouds of sand over large distances. Photo credit: Corporal Alicia M. Garcia, USMC Recently featured: Whaling in the Faroe Islands - Great Red Spot - Boulevard du Temple |
