7 minutes agoAustralia's Fire Smoke Reaches New Zealand
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The inhabitants of New Zealand's South Island have woken up with no pleasant appearance. The sun looked red, and the sky had become orange. This was the result of smoke coming from Australia's big fires. Meteorologist Cameron Coutts said that Australia's high rate of fires [...]
Meteorologist Cameron Coutts said that Australia's high rate of fires in the past few days has affected the air in New Zealand to be polluted and that this is the fourth time during this season this country is affected by the fires of the neighboring state.
Coutts said this smoke could increase the likelihood of rain and storm on South Island. This weather was predicted to be royal during the first day of 2020.
Tourists in the town of Wanaka were the first to investigate the smoke, and many of them said they could smell smoke in the air.
However, a spokesman for local authorities said no health alarm has been activated because of this smoke and that it does not pose a threat to residents, writes the Guardian”.
