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			<title><![CDATA[Australia's Red Dust Storm Looks Like The Apocalypse, Even When Seen From Space]]></title>
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				Earlier today, a giant dust storm swept over all of eastern Australia, the worst the area has seen in 70 years. The storm also brought hail and strong winds. And it's a menacing cloud even when seen from space.				<a href="http://io9.com/5366150/australias-red-dust-storm-looks-like-the-apocalypse-even-when-seen-from-space" title="Click here to read more about Australia's Red Dust Storm Looks Like The Apocalypse, Even When Seen From Space">More&nbsp;&raquo;</a>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:00:00 PDT]]></pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[StephenGoldmeier]]></dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iraqi Dust Storms Seem Straight Out Of "Dune"]]></title>
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				Early this month, Iraq looked more like Frank Herbert's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrakis">Arrakis</a>.  Giant <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged DUST STORMS" title="Click here to read more posts tagged DUST STORMS" href="http://io9.com/tag/dust-storms/">dust storms</a> choked the country, sending people to hospitals and interfering with travel for a week.  NASA's <a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged AQUA SATELLITE" title="Click here to read more posts tagged AQUA SATELLITE" href="http://io9.com/tag/aqua-satellite/">Aqua satellite</a> captured some impressive images showing the scale of the storms.				<a href="http://io9.com/5309489/iraqi-dust-storms-seem-straight-out-of-dune" title="Click here to read more about Iraqi Dust Storms Seem Straight Out Of "Dune"">More&nbsp;&raquo;</a>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:00:00 PDT]]></pubDate>
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