The RFS in Queensland has warned of two fires around Brisbane.
A smoke haze over Brisbane and the Gold Coast has raised concerns about those with respiratory and other health conditions.
Smoke from hazard reduction burning and domestic wood heating will occasionally cause elevated particle levels over the cooler months.
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Email. Towns in the South Island are being blanketed with thick black smoke and dust, with reports stating it could hit the North Island by Sunday.Satellite imagery accompanying the tweet shows a bold grey mass appear North of Sydney on Friday morning, which by Saturday afternoon had travelled across the Tasman Sea.Satellite images show the huge amount of smoke billowing from a number of bushfires across NSW.“There are currently 81 fires burning in NSW and the smoke has reached New Zealand. The temperature is forecast to hit 34 C in parts of the city today. A Haze of Smoke … If you see smoke haze, check for fire warnings in your area and listen to your local radio station for updates. State and territory health and environment agencies are responsible for monitoring bushfire smoke and warning the community when the air quality exceeds safe levels.
The Bureau will include information about smoke haze on forecasts when this is expected to be significant – this should prompt you to check for more information from your local authority.
“Some of the dust may cross the North Island on Sunday night.”The catastrophic bushfires currently burning through rural New South Wales and Queensland are now so huge the effects have reached neighbouring New Zealand.Residents have also started sharing snaps of their of their neighbourhoods as smoke sweeps in, as well as showing a frightening red tinge to the sky.Another user, an Australian user who goes by the handle @YOKYOKbeers, shared images sent to him by his aunty in New Zealand.As of Saturday 7pm, three people were confirmed dead, five missing and 30 people injured in the 81 fires burning through Northern New South Wales and South East Queensland.While another Twitter user reported getting “massive haze in our skies from here in New Zealand”, describing the events unfolding as “scary stuff” and pleading with people to “stay safe”.At the time more than 30 people have been injured and 150 homes have been destroyed.A man was discovered inside a burnt out car this morning at the Kangawalla fire, near Glen Innes in NSW, while a woman died in hospital after being found overnight with severe burns.This stomach-churning image shows the astonishing distance dangerous smoke and dust has billowed from Australia’s awful bushfires.
For health information relating to smoke from bush fires and hazard reduction burning, visit the NSW Health website or the Asthma Foundation.