2009年澳大利亚沙尘暴于2009年9月22日－24日席卷澳大利亚东部，是纽省70年来最大的一场沙尘暴。最严重时沙带长超过2500公里。纽省、昆省和维省许多城镇都被橘红色或昏黄色的沙尘所笼罩。据预测有数百万吨的沙尘在此次沙尘暴中被转移。
9月22日下午，一
股在纽省西部上空的强冷风，导致雷暴、大风天气。大风从干旱的澳洲内陆地区带来大量的沙尘，迅速向东北方移动。这股沙尘于22日下午 3:30 袭击布罗肯山（Broken Hill），导致天空顷刻之间变为黑色。23日凌晨到达堪培拉，并于此后到达悉尼和布里斯本。悉尼的沙尘暴在23日下午逐渐散去。
悉尼机场的航班受到严重影响。卫生部发出健康警报，要求哮喘和其他呼吸道疾病患者待在室内。不过当地学校并未停课。
外部連結
- [http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/dust_storm_in_australia.html Dust storm in Australia] at The Big Picture
- [http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/environment/dust-turns-sydney-sky-red/20090923-g0tw.html?selectedImage=0 Some photographs from smh.com]
- [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/gallery/gallery-e6frewxi-1225778417848 In pictures: dust storm in Australia] at The Daily Telegraph
- [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/event.php?id=40275 Dust over Eastern Australia] at Earth Observatory (part of the NASA EOS Project Science Office)
- [http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/aqms/aqi.htm New South Wales Government – Department of Environment Climate Change and Water (EPA)] – Hourly Air quality index (AQI) values (Current and Historical) with map
- [http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/air/data/search.php Queensland Government – Environment and Resource Management – Hourly Air Quality Data] (Current and Historical)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130420152722/http://dustwatch.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=34 DustWatch interactive dust map viewer]
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