Some crazy, crazy weather

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Burkina Fasos flagPublished: July 10th 2006Africa » Burkina Faso
July 10th 2006

Heya everyone
Short message today. Not much to share, just wanted to show you the pics that I've been meaning to post from here on site. Dust storms, sunsets... enjoy!

-Brownie

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After a great trip around West Africa in 2006-2007, this blog is back due to popular demand! This time, the destination is Australia. I will be studying a Masters of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management at Monash U in Melbourne. Stay tuned for all the excitement. :) xoxo -Brownie... full info
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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural res...more info

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Dust storm 1Dust storm 1
Dust storm 1

Anybody seen The Mummy? It is seriously just like that.
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Dust storm 2

This is the storm blowing in over our camp. It is actually pretty violent although this pic doesn't show it.
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Dust storm 3

As the wall of dust gets closer, you basically can't see anything. It's huge!
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Sunset 1

You can tell I'm running out of creative names for these things... Here is the beginning of an African sunset.
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Sunset 2

No cool colours, but neat sunset anyway.
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Sunset 3

And the finale...





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Date: 11th July 2006

awesome
Thats awesome. They will be having the 2010 World Cup soccer in SA

From Blog: Some crazy, crazy weather
Date: 12th July 2006


the term sun "set" actually means the sun has to to set...if their sun is just gonna fizzle perhaps they should consider a name change for the phenomenon, ie "sunfizzle" i thinks it sounds super!

From Blog: Some crazy, crazy weather
Date: 12th July 2006


Great pics thanks Brownie!! That dust storm looks pretty scary.... keep the pics coming, love it!

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