国际英语资讯:Smoke-filled skies become new normal for Sydney
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 3-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="blanketed">blanketed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="bushfires">bushfires</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="polluted">polluted</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="skied">skied</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="readings">readings</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="combined">combined</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="particle">particle</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>) <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="NSW">NSW</span>)," <span word="Christine">Christine</span> <span word="Cowie">Cowie</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Pollution">Pollution</span>, <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="drifted">drifted</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbor">harbor</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="outdoors">outdoors</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span> <span word="Cowie">Cowie</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="particle">particle</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>.</p><p>"<span word="These">These</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="particles">particles</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="penetrate">penetrate</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="body">body</span>," <span word="Cowie">Cowie</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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