2023-09-13 02:11:02
– Smoke blankets Sydney ahead of fire season
The smoke is caused by fires set by firefighters to reduce the fuel load ahead of the summer season on the wooded outskirts of Sydney.
Published today at 04:11 Updated 25 minutes ago
The famous Sydney Harbour, September 13, 2023.
AFP
Smoke linked to forest fires, ignited by firefighters before the fire season which promises to be intense, invaded the famous harbor of Sydney, Australia’s most populous city, on Wednesday morning.
Controlled fires were burning on the outskirts of Sydney and air pollution in parts of the city was comparable to that of Beijing or New Delhi. Residents were asked to close their windows and stay at home as much as possible.
The smoke is caused by fires set by firefighters to reduce the fuel load ahead of the summer season on the wooded outskirts of Sydney.
“Black Summer”
Authorities have predicted that the fire season will be the most intense in Australia since the “black summer” of 2019-2020, when huge out-of-control fires raged on the east coast of the huge island continent. Since then, conditions have been unusually wet, which has helped make trees grow faster, increasing the amount of potential fuel to fuel fires.
According to the Australian National Weather Bureau, the southern summer is expected to be “hotter and drier than average.” He recently confirmed that the country had experienced the warmest winter on record.
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