Dust devil
A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a metre wide and a few metres tall) to large (more than 10 metres wide and more than 1000 metres tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. [1]
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a metre wide and a few metres tall) to large (more than 10 metres wide and more than 1000 metres tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. [1] |
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| 2017 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (more than 10 meters wide and more than 1000 meters tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. [1] |
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| 2016 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (more than 10 meters wide and more than 1000 meters tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. [1] |
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| 2015 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (more than 10 meters wide and more than 1000 meters tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. [1] |
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| 2014 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (more than 10 meters wide and more than 1000 meters tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. [1] |
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| 2013 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (more than 10 meters wide and more than 1000 meters tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. [1] |
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| 2012 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a metre wide and a few metres tall) to large (more than 10 metres wide and more than 1000 metres tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. [1] |
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| 2011 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a metre wide and a few metres tall) to large (more than 10 metres wide and more than 1000 metres tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but can on rare occasions grow large enough to pose a threat to both people and property. [1] |
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| 2010 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (more than 10 meters wide and more than 1000 meters tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but rare ones can grow large enough to threaten both people and property. [1] |
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| 2009 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (more than 10 meters wide and more than 1000 meters tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but rare ones can grow large enough to threaten both people and property. [1] |
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| 2008 |
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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind , ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (over 10 meters wide and over 1000 meters tall). The primary vertical motion is upward. Dust devils are usually harmless, but rare ones can grow large enough to threaten both people and property. [1] |
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| 2007 |
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A dust devil is a rotating updraft, ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (over 10 meters wide and over 1000 meters tall). In the southwestern United States, dust devils can be known as dancing devils . Navajo refer to them as chiindii , a ghost or spirit of a Navajo. If a chiindii spins clockwise it is said to be a good spirit; if it spins counterclockwise it is said to be a bad spirit. In Death Valley, California, they may be called a sand auger or dust whirl . [1] |
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| 2006 |
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A dust devil or whirlwind is a rotating updraft, ranging from small (half a meter wide and a few meters tall) to large (over 10 meters wide and over 1000 meters tall). In the southwestern United States, dust devils can be known as dancing devils . In Death Valley, California, they may be called a sand auger or dust whirl . [1] |
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| 2005 |
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A dust devil or whirlwind is either a large rotating updraft, anywhere from 1000 meters high or more and tens of meters in diameter, to a small vortex a few meters high. In Australia , they are commonly known as willy willies , from an Aboriginal word. |
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| 2004 |
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A dust devil is a small rotating updraft, at times 1000 meters or more high, but usually smaller, by an order of magnitude, and tens of meters in diameter. Dust devils are often observed in times of atmospheric turbulence , especially common in the San Luis Valley of Colorado . They are visible in the Great Basin and eastward to El Paso , for example. They are distinct from the common dust storms of this area, because they resemble small tornados . Due to this they are best viewed from a distance, and at a height (say, from a mountaintop). These whirlwinds are not extremely hazardous to biological organisms, but machines and electronics can suffer many severe malfunctions through repeated exposure to dust devil activity, including but not limited to physical damage or increased wear from dust and short circuits or other physical damage caused by electrical arcing. |
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| 2003 |
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