Bushfire-season around Sydney is also an interesting time. Ash falls all through the city and down at Bondi you can see it drifting like rain onto the now-grey beach.
During the Hailstorm[1], the Sydney sky had green glow, of all things.
Now if Sydney has a plague of Locusts/Earthquake it may be time to postpone Mardi-Gras and Sleaze Ball... just to be safe ;)
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