Martin Rowley wrote:

A sandstorm originating along the China/Mongolia border affected
Beijing on the 17th. It was the eighth sandstorm of 2006 for the
Chinese capital, and reportedly the worst so far this year. Reduced
visibilities also spread eastward to the Korean Peninsula (BBC News)."

Interesting proposition for glow ballers in that China under its
gangsterism can push bad agricultural practises uphill until all the
farmers are extinct in a thatcheresque "we have the power" sort of bad
trip.

They forced Tibet of all places to grow rice. Rice! FFS!!

And they have the dubious record for the most filthy atmosphere in the
world. Hard to see that I am the one that is right, not the
glowballers.

Was that the 17th of this April BTW?

News release on the dust here :-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...r20060509.html

Jon.

On Tue, 9 May 2006 19:43:43 +0100, Jon O'Rourke wrote in


News release on the dust here :-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...r20060509.html

Thanks, Jon. I see the MO are highlighting pollen from Denmark, but I
doubt very much that is the major constituent. I'd go for a combination of
fire smoke from Russia and possibly some dust from further east, as others
have suggested.

The NOAA 18 13.41Z image shows much of the British Isles, bar the far NE
and SW, covered.

http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/abin/pro...roject.ch2.jpg

The 13.55Z MODIS image also shows it well, even suggesting Iceland was
affected today.

http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/r...140000.2km.jpg


--
Mike Coleraine 55.13°N 6.69°W posted 09/05/2006 20:36:55 UTC

My car is plastered Ken.

--
David Mitchell, 70m amsl, Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Ken Cook wrote:
Hi, All,

Any dust deposit experts lurking,

My windows are plastered with it as is the car. Getting these strange
red sunrises and the sky isn't truly blue - more like a yucky greyish
blue colour.

Photos taken this evening:

http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/05090014.JPG
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/05090015.JPG
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/05090016.jpg (large and shows the hazy
gunk up quite well)
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/05090018.jpg

Webcam Captures (date and times on pictures):

http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/i2spy13558.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/i2spy13559.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/i2spy13560.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/i2spy13562.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/ispy15137.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/ispy15138.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/ispy15140.jpg

i2spy.... north facing, ispy..... east facing

It's still ongoing, the webcams will continue to capture this for a wee
while yet!

les
--
Les Crossan,
Wallsend, Tyne & Wear
54.95N 1.5W
Home of the Wallsend StormCam and the Backup USW FAQ -
www.uksevereweather.org.uk

Les Crossan wrote:

Ken Cook wrote:

Hi, All,

Any dust deposit experts lurking,


My windows are plastered with it as is the car. Getting these strange
red sunrises and the sky isn't truly blue - more like a yucky greyish
blue colour.

Photos taken this evening:

http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/05090014.JPG
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/05090015.JPG
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/05090016.jpg (large and shows the hazy
gunk up quite well)
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/05090018.jpg

Webcam Captures (date and times on pictures):

http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/i2spy13558.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/i2spy13559.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/i2spy13560.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/i2spy13562.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/ispy15137.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/ispy15138.jpg
http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/ispy15140.jpg

i2spy.... north facing, ispy..... east facing

It's still ongoing, the webcams will continue to capture this for a wee
while yet!

les
I expect that is what my hires camera loop is picking up

http://www.brooks22.plus.com/hrwebcamloop.html

Stuart Brooks
Carluke
South Lanarkshire 223m amsl

webcams at
www.brooks22.plus.com/index.htm
INC new high res webcam

Les Crossan wrote:
Ken Cook wrote:
Hi, All,

Any dust deposit experts lurking,

My windows are plastered with it as is the car. Getting these strange
red sunrises and the sky isn't truly blue - more like a yucky greyish
blue colour.

Photos taken this evening:


les

Another one taken today:

http://llandru.servehttp.com/Dust/05100002.jpg

Time to clean the windows....!!

--
Les Crossan,
Wallsend, Tyne & Wear
54.95N 1.5W
Home of the Wallsend StormCam and the Backup USW FAQ -
www.uksevereweather.org.uk