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Did you know? Sleep tight!
In 1935, a series of dust storms hit
four states in the US. The worst was
on April 14, known as Black Sunday
because the dust shut out the sun
completely. All the chicken went to
sleep in the afternoon, as it became so
dark that they thought it was night!
Deadly dust storms Sandstorms from the
Sahara desert blow
Dust storms are common in India, across the Atlantic
especially over western Rajasthan, Ocean, causing
where the Thar Desert lies. They bright red sunrises
damage crops, uproot trees, and and sunsets in
destroy weakly built huts and houses Florida, US.
in nearby states. In May 2008, a dust
storm with wind speeds of eighty
kilometres per hour destroyed a huge
crop of mangoes. The farmers had to
sell the mangoes, which
usually sell at thirty
rupees a kilo, at one
rupee per kilo!
Gobi Desert in China!
Did you know? Sleep tight!
In 1935, a series of dust storms hit
four states in the US. The worst was
on April 14, known as Black Sunday
because the dust shut out the sun
completely. All the chicken went to
sleep in the afternoon, as it became so
dark that they thought it was night!
Deadly dust storms Sandstorms from the
Sahara desert blow
Dust storms are common in India, across the Atlantic
especially over western Rajasthan, Ocean, causing
where the Thar Desert lies. They bright red sunrises
damage crops, uproot trees, and and sunsets in
destroy weakly built huts and houses Florida, US.
in nearby states. In May 2008, a dust
storm with wind speeds of eighty
kilometres per hour destroyed a huge
crop of mangoes. The farmers had to
sell the mangoes, which
usually sell at thirty
rupees a kilo, at one
rupee per kilo!
Gobi Desert in China!
