Last year on 23 September I was woken up by a phone call at 6.00 am. A neighbour warned me to close the windows. i looked outside and saw a sight that looked post holocaust. The sky was thick with red gold light, and the air was hazy and everything a blur through the haze. A massive red dust storm had rolled in from the central desert, smothering my house, street and city with thick choking dust.

There was an article in the paper today, saying that due to the unseasonal heat and dryness, it may happen again.

I had thought it was a once in a lifetime event.