Burning Man got off to a rocky start this year as a fierce dust storm swept across Nevada's Black Rock Desert, sending tents tumbling and reducing visibility to almost nothing, the Guardian reports. The storm, which struck Saturday night, brought wind gusts topping 45mph and prompted the National Weather Service to issue a dust storm advisory, describing a "wall of blowing dust" barreling north at 30mph. Festival organizers temporarily closed Black Rock City's gates and airport Sunday night, telling participants to shelter in place and avoid driving amid high winds and low visibility.
On Monday, organizers of the Nevada festival said the Black Rock City airport and the festival gates had reopened as the festival officially got under way.
According to San Francisco Chronicle, the powerful dust storm that swept through the Black Rock Desert on Saturday evening damaged campsites, caused travel delays and resulted in at least four minor injuries.
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Outstanding! Bunch of freaks!
ReplyDeleteDo I remember that last year's idiocy called "Burning Man" flooded out?
ReplyDeleteYep. The desert turned so muddy they couldn't leave the area for up to weeks. Of course the rich freaks got helo'd out...
DeleteI go to the Black Rock to get away from idiots like this. Happy to see the freak show get blasted.
ReplyDeleteAll that wind and dust looks pretty much like a normal day in Oklahoma.
ReplyDeleteNot unless I have a lobotomy.
ReplyDeleteIf you dropped a low yield nuke over the dead center of Burning Man, you would increase the intelligence level of the American gene pool by 30 points!
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