Sydney residents have woken to another day of thick smoke haze, with little hope for any end in sight. 9News
"Unfortunately this is one of the longest and worst smoky periods that I can ever recall, and it's having a huge impact on everyone, particularly with people on asthma and but more broadly than that," CEO of the Asthma Foundation Michelle Goldman told Today.
"We strongly urge schools to keep kids indoors if conditions are very smoky… try and avoid being exposed to the smoke wherever possible." "NSW has experienced elevated levels of pollutants as a result of smoke of the bushfire emergency, and dust caused by the severe drought," a spokesperson said.A smoky sunrise in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
"Wherever there's fire, there's smoke and wind changes might provide some temporary relief to certain places but that also just fans smoke which can just make things worse."
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