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Wood smoke stories from Australia

Photo: Armidale, NSW, courtesy of Australian Air Quality Group
A wintertime view of a residential street in Armidale, New South Wales, with wood smoke visible in the air.
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Smoke in rural South Australia

…I am slowly suffocating and nobody cares…

Smoked out in New South Wales

Here we have smoke from other people’s wood fires for most of the day for at least 8 months of the year..

Winter in Tasmania

…I have just bought a $3,000 purifier that I cannot afford but I cannot endure the next 5 months without one…

Wood-burning heaters in Sydney

My neighbours have their wood fire going for 16 hours every day each year for five months. It is relentless…

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