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Thick smoke hangs in the sky in Sydney, Australia. EPA
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Smoke shrouds Fort Denison in Sydney. Getty Images
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The Sydney Harbour and central business district are shrouded in haze. Bloomberg
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Thick smoke hangs in the sky in Sydney. EPA
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A thick blanket of smoke hangs over Sydney's central business district as seen from The Sydney Tower Eye. EPA
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The Sydney Harbour and central business district are shrouded in haze. Bloomberg
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Thick smoke hangs in the sky in Sydney. EPA
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A woman looks at the Sydney Harbour Bridge and central business district shrouded in haze. Bloomberg
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Smoke shrouds the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Getty Images
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Thick smoke hangs in the sky in Sydney. EPA
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The sky turns orange from dust storms caused by bushfires in Mildura in Victoria state. Petra Johansson / AFP Photo
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SSouth Head is hidden by smoke. Getty Images
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Thick smoke hangs in the sky in Sydney, Australia. EPA
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Smoke shrouds Fort Denison in Sydney. Getty Images
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The Sydney Harbour and central business district are shrouded in haze. Bloomberg
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Thick smoke hangs in the sky in Sydney. EPA
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A thick blanket of smoke hangs over Sydney's central business district as seen from The Sydney Tower Eye. EPA
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The Sydney Harbour and central business district are shrouded in haze. Bloomberg
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Thick smoke hangs in the sky in Sydney. EPA
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A woman looks at the Sydney Harbour Bridge and central business district shrouded in haze. Bloomberg
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Smoke shrouds the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Getty Images
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Thick smoke hangs in the sky in Sydney. EPA
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The sky turns orange from dust storms caused by bushfires in Mildura in Victoria state. Petra Johansson / AFP Photo
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24 November, 2019
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