Raging Wildfires Are Within An Hour Of Sydney Australia. Is This The Next Paradise?

Australia burns, Sydney threatened

Wildfires raged on in Australia, and the weather hasn’t helped. Winds pushed several blazes together north of Sydney on Friday, and the newly formed conflagration sent a hazy blanket of smoke over the city, prompting authorities to cancel sporting events this weekend and to encourage people who work outside to stay home.

Bushfires have killed at least four people and destroyed more than 680 homes across eastern Australia since the start of November, months earlier than the usual summer bushfire season. Authorities are blaming an extended drought, strong wind and suspected arson.

In Sydney, the lingering smoke has turned the daytime sky orange, cut visibility and led many commuters to wear breathing masks. The fire’s front is now just an hour’s drive from Sydney.