Armidale has had the strangest start to summer I've ever experienced. Day after day has been hot, with temperatures in the 32-24 C range (about 90 to 94 F). All the hot weather has dried off the vegetation west of here, although Armidale is still green. Unfortunately, lightening strikes about 100 km from here started some major bush fires and, although we're in no danger, the roaring fires, aided by strong westerly winds, have driven masses of smoke over our city and created red-brown skies as the attached pictures show.
It will only clear when the winds turn southeasterly as they should be at this time of year. That brings coller and damper weather capable of dousing the fires. And we badly need rain to remove the dust from the atmosphere. It's not causing us harm, but some people may be hospitalised. The nearest thing to current conditions I can remember is the great London smogs of the 1950s and 60s.
AS
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The atmospheric smoke looks quite dramatic and it cannot be good for anyone's health. I believe that when the volcano Krakatoa exploded about 100 years or so ago there were effects like this all round the world for several months afterwards. Richard.
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