Freakish Dust Storm Sweeps Over Western Australia Jonathan Erdman, meteorologist for The Weather Channel, was amazed by the images created by the Australian dust storm. “In 18 years of meteorology, I’ve never seen a white shelf cloud capping the brownish dirt from the haboob. If there was a hall of fame for weather photos, this one would get in on the first ballot.” Source: weather.com weatherdust stormmeteorology