Australian forest fire Air pollution in Sydney Concerns about health effects November 20 15:03
In Australia, due to the impact of a forest fire in the southeast, the largest city in Sydney, 80 km away, is temporarily polluted by air and the state government is concerned about health effects. I am calling.
In Australia this month, forest fires frequently occurred in the southeastern state of New South Wales, and more than 300 houses were burned down, resulting in the death of four people.
The state government issued a declaration of emergency for one week last week, calling for caution, but this week, fires continued throughout the country, smoke in some areas and air pollution became serious. It is.
As a result, around the largest city of Sydney, 80 km away, the air pollution index reached the worst “danger level” among the 6 levels on the 19th.
This is at a level that can have a significant impact on human health, and state health authorities have called out to refrain from going out when smoke is terrible.
In areas where forest fires are occurring, dry hot air is expected to blow after 21st, and there is a risk that the fire may spread.