Tag: The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)

• Thursday, November 22nd 2018 - 08:36 UTC

  Australia dust storm shrouds Sydney and reduces visibility to meters; air quality hazardous

  

  A dust storm that has swept across drought-stricken parts of New South Wales in Australia has shrouded Sydney's landmarks and sparked an air quality warning from the State Government. The dust storm, which stretches about 500 kilometers, reduced visibility to just meters in far western NSW including at Darling River and Broken Hill.