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The wildfires in British Columbia, Canada are creating an alien world over the city of Victoria. There are currently over 170 fires burning, and the ash and smoke has prompted a health warning, according to Global News.
After seeing a couple of unreal photos on social media last night, I contacted the photographers so I could share them here.
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Ecosystem collectible card creator of Phylo, David Ng tweeted,
The strangeness of the sky, sun, & hue of the light in #Vancouver this morning! Wonder if that's what a geoengineered mess would look like?
— David Ng (@Ng_Dave) July 5, 2015
And this photo by blogger Alexis Hinde was the first to catch my eye:
Not weird at all that you can just look directly at the sun. #vancouver #wildfire pic.twitter.com/TnjKfLyoq4
— Alexis Hinde (@alexishinde) July 6, 2015
These images make me wheezy just thinking about the air quality there. Stay safe, Victorians.
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