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greiner3

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13. "These dust storms (happen) every summer...for as long as people here have been keen keeping track."

Reply to Sedona (Reply #10)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 08:54 AM

Aug 2012

Yes, but in recent years they have become more severe and happen nearly yearly and multiple times per year. This is caused by the arid conditions in the mid and upper mid west. Drought conditions there leave so much more topsoil exposed to wind erosion giving the 'haboobs' the increasing intensity areas west of the Continental Divide.

In other words, the return of the Dust Bowl.

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Arizona Dust Storm: Amazing Time-Lapse of Phoenix Haboob [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 OP

You said 'boob' Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #1

K&R. Saw this reported on today's news, sounded quite serious. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2012 #2

Amazing video. Are we on the cusp of Dust Bowl II? Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #4

That was my first thought, too. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2012 #5

This is exactly how my parents explained how the dust rolled in during the dust bowl days madokie Aug 2012 #3

My grandfather made a homestead claim in the New Mexico Territory in 1907, 20 mi. NE of Clayton. jamesatemple Aug 2012 #9

I'm right with you on that hope. madokie Aug 2012 #16

Even during the first RepubliCON Great Depression, when FDR was president fasttense Aug 2012 #6

When did this happen? jerseyjack Aug 2012 #7

July 2012 UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #8

These dust storms have happened every summer Sedona Aug 2012 #10

"These dust storms (happen) every summer...for as long as people here have been keen keeping track." greiner3 Aug 2012 #13

question to Arizonans NJCher Aug 2012 #11

Ever spent time at a REAL beach; greiner3 Aug 2012 #12

The last two that I was aware of drmeow Aug 2012 #18

There; greiner3 Aug 2012 #14

Holy hell. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #15

I remember watching one of these roll into Phoenix when I was a kid Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #17