Smoke from large fires near Warragamba Dam have blanketed Sydney, with 14 areas in the city reaching hazardous air levels.
Sydney's south west suffered the worst quality, where four sites were at almost triple the level deemed hazardous. Authorities said the conditions were the equivalent to smoking 34 cigarettes a day. The New South Wales Environment Department warned "many days and weeks of poor air quality" are still to come. Image: Getty
But Sky news presenters say global warming is BS and these fires in spring are in the wrong season then? Yes Bolt, Kenny.
1. Climate change is NONSENSE - you people at Sky .News know better than this 2. Smoking may be a vice but there is no conclusive evidence linking poor health , and besides we don’t want your nanny State politics interfering with FREEDOM
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