Sydney blanketed by smoke for a 4th day due to hazard reduction burning

Sydney blanketed by smoke for a 4th day due to hazard reduction burning

Sydney blanketed by smoke due to hazard reduction burns. 14% of planned burns completed. Burning suspended due to excessive pollution. Wildfire season expected to be most destructive since 2019-20. Rain created larger fuel loads, only 25% of hazard reduction target achieved.

Sydney choked by smoke for fourth day in a row

Burnoff haze is still lingering over Sydney as firefighters prepare for a scorching week of heat.

Sydney blanketed by smoke for a 4th day due to hazard reduction burning

SYDNEY (AP) -- Sydney was blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season.

Sydney blanketed by smoke for a 4th day due to hazard reduction burning

SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney was blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season. Australia’s most populous city after Melbourne has recorded some of the world’s worst air quality readings since the controlled burning of fuel loads in the surrounding landscapes began on Sunday. Fire authorities have only carried out 14% of planned hazard reduction burns across…

Sydney blanketed by smoke for a 4th day due to hazard reduction burning

SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney is blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season. Australia’s most populous city after Melbourne has recorded some of the world’s worst air quality readings since the controlled burning of fuel loads in the surrounding landscapes began on Sunday. Fire authorities across New South Wales state are preparing for what is forecast to be a hot and…

Sydney blanketed by smoke for a 4th day due to hazard reduction burning

A thick a blanket of smoke hangs over parts of the Sydney following New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) hazard reduction burns in the past week, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. The NSW Rural Fire Service and National Parks and Wildlife Service are burning over 600 hectares around Sydney before an expected hot weekend that will begin a run of high temperatures and increased fire risk. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) (Mark Baker / Associated Press) Sydney b…