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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
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