Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Extreme Weather: Massive Dust Cloud hits Arizona
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Here is an amazing video of a huge dust cloud that is 50 miles wide and about a mile high! It was coming into the Phoenix, Arizona area and literally engulfs the city! One local resident commenting on the event said, "I have lived in Phoenix my entire life (21 years) and I have never seen a storm like this one. By far the largest one ever to come through here. Definately will remember this one for a very long time. We have some of the coolest weather here." per zac2060940
So beautiful yet frightening to see such extreme weather on a large scale like this all over our country & around the world lately. Its been fun to view all the gorgeous photos & videos many people have had the chance to capture of special weather phenomenon like this one. It's humbling to know how quickly life can come to a stand still or even be altered forever by the impact of an unavoidable weather event. Many are still recovering from the extreme weather that has hit in 2011 so far & we are only half way through the year. Thankfully the only real damage seems to be that thousands were out of power from this incredible dust storm in Phoenix. Hopefully no injuries will be reported.
Seeing these breathtaking images makes me want to dive into a Geography lesson with my oldest for our homeschooling. There is so much to learn from current events, but weather events just seem to be more attractive to the science enthusiasts in our house. My son is an enormous fan of extreme weather and I've always been glued to such things throughout my life as well. Watching the blow by blow updates of hurricanes, tornadoes & floods as they are happening from the Weather Channel & other news sources has been a regular pastime for us as a family. There is a lot to be appreciated in the beauty & power of gigantic storms like this dust cloud that recently hit AZ. Thanks to all the brave journalists, photographers and videographers out there that take great risks to bring the world such exciting images of it all.
Looking for more info on dust clouds to teach for science or about the weather in your homeschool or classroom this year? Click here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43650426/ns/weather/?GT1=43001 to read more articles or see more videos from msnbc on the dust cloud that hit AZ today. Check out these sites for some more great information related to desert dust storms like this one. Enjoy! http://www.lakepowell.net/asiandust.htm, http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2011/July/theuae_July27.xml§ion=theuae
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