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Smoke and ash from wildfires burning across the state of New South Wales blankets the Sydney city skyline on October 17, 2013. Seven major blazes were burning across the state, fanned by high, erratic winds in unseasonably warm 34 Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) weather, with infernos at Springwood and Lithgow in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney sending thick plumes of smoke and ash across the city. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD