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Arizona dust storm engulfs Phoenix, bringing power outages and flight delays (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago

They're still having them? Good for them.

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    [–] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Yes... It's monsoon season here. This is literally every year. Anyone who's "terrified" hasn't lived here long. This is literally a normal thing and causes minimal actual damages. The worst thing that typically happens is old carports get ripped up...

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm terrified of other drivers during dust storms, people completely forget how to drive and think it's Mad Max Apocalypse time.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Then do what you're supposed to do and pull over and wait it out. It was common for me once upon a time ago that I'd just pull over and go watch a movie at a theater. It's not like these things come out of nowhere. You see it in the sky a good 30 minutes before it actually hits.

    I say once upon a time ago... I work from home now. So it's a nonissue all together for me personally.

    But I think in general compared to 20 years ago, people here have just gotten significantly worse at driving overall.

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