Hawke's Bay Regional Council, NZ is piloting a new tool to reduce air pollution caused by burning
Hawke's Bay Regional Council, NZ orchard burning safety tool
Hawke's Bay Regional Council is working with local orchardists to pilot a new software tool to reduce winter air pollution caused by orchard burning. The Council developed an online tool which provides weather conditions based on the user's GPS coordinates including air quality, wind speed, presence of smoke, etc. Local orchardists are testing the tool's ability to properly indicate whether or not the current weather conditions are safe for burning orchards and vineyards.
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