Westerly winds cause sulphur dioxide increase

Derek Barry
Updated August 29 2016 - 10:28am, first published August 27 2016 - 10:10am
Winds from the west have increased blowing more sulphur dioxide over town, says Mount Isa Mines. Photo: Derek Barry
Winds from the west have increased blowing more sulphur dioxide over town, says Mount Isa Mines. Photo: Derek Barry

A higher frequency of unseasonal westerly winds is responsible for higher than usual sulphur dioxide readings in the Mount Isa area, according to Mount Isa Mines.

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Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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