DustWatch Report August 2021

Dust activity reduced from July 2021 due to reduction in strong winds.

Date
12 October 2021
Publisher
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Type
Publication, Newsletter
Cost
Free
Language
English
Tags
  • ISSN 2206-3161
  • ID EES20210008
  • File PDF 1.2MB
  • Pages 5
  • Name dustwatch-report-august-2021-210008.pdf

Despite declining groundcover in the west of New South Wales, dust activity in August 2021 was 30% less than July 2021. This is likely due to the reduction in strong winds exceeding 40km/h from an average of 35h in July to 18h in August 2021.