Dust storm

We awoke to a strange event this morning, with Sydney covered by a red dust storm - apparently this is a very unusual 'once in a lifetime' event here. It was caused by some high winds bringing over dust from inland NSW and for the first hour or so of daylight, the sky was very foggy with a deep orange colour. The birds were also very silent for a change!

These pictures were taken from the house at 7am:



The dust remained in the sky for most of the morning, although the colour subsided as the sun got up, but there was major traffic disruption during the rush hour.