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Australia’s bushfire smoke will do a full lap of the earth: NASA
The smoke from the Australian bushfires is so severe it is expected to complete a circuit of the earth, returning to the country's skies from the west.
The smoke has billowed into the lower stratosphere, reaching 17.7 km above sea level, the US space agency NASA said this week.
- Ashleigh McMillan
- The Sydney Morning Herald
It comes as major Australian cities are still struggling with low air quality from bushfire smoke.
Wangaratta on Tuesday morning was the third worst city in the world for …