We know bushfire smoke affects health, but the long-term effects are hazy
![Smoke over Sydney](https://www.ausdoc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/smokey_sydney-1189014625-1.jpg)
In previous years, Australians might have been exposed to bushfire smoke for a few days, or even a week. But this bushfire season is extreme in every respect.
Smoke haze has now regularly featured in Australian weather reports for several weeks, stretching across months in some areas.