I just got home and its raining burnt leaves. And I'm not even that close to the fires.
Geez, doesn’t sound at all pleasant. Out of interest is the air noticeable different to smell and does it cause hay fever / asthma like symptoms?
It smells! Gets into clothes etc. so they smell to. Smells like something is on fire nearby even though the fire might be 50km or 100km away. Been a while since I’ve seen the sun shining properly. Welcome to 21st century, this shit just getting started.
Last night's moon was a fully saturated red colour in the suburbs at the Northern edge of Sydney, whilst high in the sky, just like the colour red you would get on a computer monitor. More spectacular than a lunar eclipse, as there was no shadow, and weird in that it was a crescent rather than being full. Of a night you can see the flames shining over the distant horizon. 5th day of summer, 85 to go. "Fun" times ahead.
It smells like I'm near a campfire! Also, I luckily don't get those.
It actually smells nice, IMO. A nice woodfire smokey smell. Not at all like the polluted mega-cities in China and the rest of Asia which has a chemical tinge to it.
Of course, that doesn't mean it's healthy. And it is getting a bit old after around 3 weeks of this.
Looks like India has the worst as far as I saw. Some areas above 400(!). For reference, Sydney is mid to upper 100’s which is still not good and likely as you mentioned fire related.