The air quality in Melbourne's suburbs drops to the worst possible rating of hazardous this morning, as smoke from bushfires in East Gippsland and the north-east continues to blanket the state.
The air quality in Melbourne's suburbs has dropped to the worst-rated level this morning, as smoke from bushfires in East Gippsland and the north-east continues to blanket the state.It is forecast to remain"very poor" across Melbourne today
When air quality in Melbourne improves on Thursday, it will likely remain very poor or hazardous in East Gippsland and the north-east Data published on the Environment Protection Authority's AirWatch website this morning showed air pollution levels were"hazardous" at the Melton, Macleod, Mooroolbark, Alphington, Box Hill, Dandenong, Brighton, Brooklyn, Footscray and Coolaroo monitoring sites.
The same rating was also given to towns in the firegrounds such as Omeo and Orbost, while the north-east is forecast to experience hazardous air pollution later today. Firefighters have been using milder conditions to their advantage this week as they work to contain massive bushfires across the Alpine region, East Gippsland and the north-east which have burnt 1.4 million hectares of land.
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