Dustorm Downunder
 

Cough, choke, hack ...

A huge dust cloud rolls over the Australian town of Griffith, 248 miles southwest of Sydney, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, after high winds whipped up top soil dried from a prolonged drought.

Australia is in the grips of a devastating drought, one of the worst on record, slashing agricultural production across the country. (AP Photo/Denis Couch)

Note to blowmeetheclown: don't move to Griffith, AU. ;)