By mid-afternoon, the sky was a weird orange-brown color in the city. The effect was really strange: in the office the light was golden, almost like the light was coming through stained glass. I went outside for a look and took this picture. The sun is actually in the clearing in this picture, but the smoke hides the actual sun.
I could catch a glimpse of the smoke clouds looking towards the Blue Mountains.
By the time I left for the day, there was no mistaking the smoke. The city was bright orange with this horrible cloud blowing in from the mountain fires. It was almost unreal to see.
Here are more pics from the Sydney Morning Herald.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/danger-rockets-to-catastrophic-as-winds-catch-bureau-unawares-20131017-2vpjp.html
Unfortunately many of the fires are still burning over the weekend, and lots of people have lost their homes. We are hoping for cooler temperature and rain soon, and most importantly that people are safe.
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All models say, Oz is the 1st victim of global warming. And it looks like the bad shit from global warming is coming sooner rather than later.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you know, Oz is the least fertile of all the continents?
http://www.socialactionaustralia.org/2008/06/18/jared-diamond-on-australia’s-sustainable-population/
KY (and TN) actually make out fairly well in most global warming models. A bit more rain, like this year. Record corn and soybean crops in KY this year.