国际英语资讯:Feature: New year in Australian capital starts with worst air quality
<p><span word="CANBERRA">CANBERRA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 2-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2020 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="chocking">chocking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smokes">smokes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bushfires">bushfires</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="News">News</span>, <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="index">index</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AirVisual">AirVisual</span>, <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="having">having</span> <span word="peaked">peaked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>."</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="INSIDE">INSIDE</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>.</p><p><span word="Tara">Tara</span> <span word="Ellen">Ellen</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="apocalyptic">apocalyptic</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2020 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span>." "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="purifier">purifier</span>. <span word="Looks">Looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="medical">medical</span>/<span word="diagnostic">diagnostic</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="impacting">impacting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>," <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Liz">Liz</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="MRI">MRI</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="operate">operate</span>, <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>."</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="facial">facial</span> <span word="masks">masks</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span> <span word="vest">vest</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="outdoors">outdoors</span>.</p><p><span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Summernats">Summernats</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="masks">masks</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="photographers">photographers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p>
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