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
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