Dust storms like 'doomsday' in America

A horrifying dust storm makes one think of "the end of the world" that just spills over Arizona in the United States.

Dust storms like "doomsday" in Arizona. Photo: AAP

Many flights in Arizona were postponed after heavy winds swept through the Phoenix capital and Arizona desert on July 5, creating a dust wall up to 3,000 meters high. People in the southwestern US state that this is one of the worst dust storms in years, The Star reported.

The recorded video images show a scene like in " doomsday ". The dust was swept up by the winds of 95 km / h and covered and swallowed everything it passed. The impact of this dust storm is up to 80 km, making it not only the city of Phoenix, but also neighboring cities like Avondale, Tempe and Scottsdale.

In addition to delayed flights, the infrastructure of the affected areas of dust storms is also damaged. Many trees have fallen while thousands of people suffer from power outages. All over the place the dust storm passed, a thick layer of dust made the scenery very scary.

After the storm, the work is not easy. " It was terrible. When we started working this morning, the cars lined up outside, seemingly endless, " Contra Costa Times quoted Margaret Viloria, Los Olivos car wash owner near the center. City of Phoenix. Viloria says that every day the store receives between 25 and 30 cars per hour, but this number is 55 in just one hour yesterday.

Dust storms are a common natural phenomenon during the rainy season in Arizona, which usually begins in mid-June and lasts through September every year. A high pressure area off the coast will push air from the ocean into the land, leading to rain and storms with lightning.

However, with a desert like Arizona, the air is so hot that raindrops cannot even fall to the ground, because they have evaporated in the air. This phenomenon creates a cooler air stream, making the winds stronger. When the wind is strong enough, it will carry dust and sand from the desert into the air creating a high wall. That is dust storm.

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Dust storms poured into downtown Phoenix. Photo: AAP

Large winds swept dust and sand from the desert, forming a towering dust wall. Photo: AAP

People bowed their heads quickly through the dim street in the dust. Photo: AAP

Cars turning on bright lights are still not enough to see the road clearly. Photo: AAP

People track dust storms from the terrace of a building. Photo: The Star

Adrian Perfetto was washing his car after the dust storm passed. Photo: AP

Two passengers waited at the airport after their flight was postponed because of the dust storm. Photo: AP