During a visit to Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territory, it began to rain. The wind kicked up, and thunder rumbled in the distance. Listen to the storm!
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At the turn of the last century, an Associated Press correspondent mistakenly identified Santana winds as "Santa Ana" winds in a 1901 dispatch.
Raymond Chandler wrote a 1938 short story about them called
"Red Wind"
"There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas
that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves
jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little
wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can
happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge."
View a video from our yard as the winds parch the drought stressed plants early the morning....
Wind thunders across the North American prairie. During the night, tornado warnings kept everyone on edge. The next morning the wind still had a strong hand, but it was a fraction of what it had been. The perfect time to go for a walk and experience an Earth Minute. HD
Can you spot the camouflaged owl in the tree?
I came across a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) sheltering from the stormy weather.
Listen to an intimate recording of the dust and grit blowing from the mountains across the plains and valleys. Put on headphones, if you have them...
The roads within Mongolia become dirt tracks across the landscape. Here there is little to stop the wind.
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This is all one highway down the valley. In Mongolia, like in the old Western US, you wouldn't want to ride horseback on a trail directly behind someone else and eat their dust!
Most of the plant and animal life stays down within an inch or two of the rocky soil.
