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A dust storm rolled through here about 8am this morning. It hit Sydney later. Apparently it started around Mt Isa in Queensland and blew south.


Photo: Australian Bureau Of Meteorology

update: news reports say it was 400km wide, 2000km long and reached an altitude of 3km. Visability was down to 200metres.

Date: 23 Oct 2002 08:13 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mactavish.livejournal.com
Wow. Is Mt. Isa as droughty now as NSW is?

Date: 23 Oct 2002 16:31 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com
Latest estimates say 90% of australia is in drought. Here in NSW, 98% is declared drought.

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