Sydney is covered in a blanket of reddish colored dust – is it the prelude to a Martian invasion? Reports emanating from Sydney mention of the reddish dust storm that has forced people to remain indoors and has reduced visibility thereby forcing domestic and international flights to be rescheduled. We know that the planet Mars is said to have reddish soil and refer to it as the Red Planet – is the effect in Sydney a result of some Martian prodding? Are those frightening green colored alien creatures with antennas poking out of their heads trying to camouflage their entry into our airspace? Is that why they have selected a comparatively safe landing site like Sydney? The phenomenon has also sent scientists scurrying to their labs to try and get to the bottom of the mysterious effect because there are apprehensions of gales and hail storms.