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PoindexterOglethorpe

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6. I've heard back from one friend.

Reply to Matilda (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 02:37 PM

Dec 2019

Very smoky!! Also very hot. Lots of people have trouble breathing. Irritated eyes. You can taste it on your lips when you are outside. The inside smells of smoke. The fires are terrible. Not long ago I posted a picture where the main fires are now. So much of NSW bush has burned. So much destruction. We have a 7 day fire emergency situation at the moment.

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Haze on Sydney Harbour [View all] Matilda Dec 2019 OP

I just sent messages to my two friends in Australia, asking them how the fires are affecting them. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #1

At this point, Matilda Dec 2019 #2

They are both in or near Sydney. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #3

Please do. Matilda Dec 2019 #4

I've heard back from one friend. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #6

That's about the situation. Matilda Dec 2019 #7

47c is forking hot. Voltaire2 Dec 2019 #5

Experts are saying central Australia could become uninhabitable. Matilda Dec 2019 #8

I believe that there are already some Pacific islands that have PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #9

Yes, some people are leaving various Pacific Islands. Matilda Dec 2019 #10