The dangers of smoke, ahead of a new bushfire season

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Smoke haze from bushfires blankets the CBD in Sydney in December 2019 Source: AAP / JOEL CARRETT

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The catastrophic bushfires affecting North America, Europe and China are a chilling reminder of the Black Summer of 2019-2020 in Australia. With forecasts of a dangerous bushfire season ahead for this country, medical experts are warning of the dangers from smoke which blanketed many parts of Australia during that summer.

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