Sydney choked by hazardous haze from Australia bush fires

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is enveloped in haze caused by nearby bushfires as a couple kisses after walking down a makeshift aisle during a wedding on the foreshore of the Sydney Harbour in Sydney on December 10, 2019

A ferry sails on the harbor as thick smoke settles in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Hot dry conditions have brought an early start to the fire season.

Australia is experiencing a horrific start to its fire season, which scientists say began earlier and is more extreme this year due to a prolonged drought and the effects of climate change.

Sydney: Thick smoke from wildfires shroud the Opera House in Sydney

Pedestrians are seen wearing masks as smoke haze from bushfires in New South Wales blankets the CBD in Sydney

Smoke from bushfires obscure the Mangrove Dam in Central Coast, some 90-110 kilometres north of Sydney on December 7, 2019. Bushfires are common in the country but scientists say this year's season has come earlier and with more intensity due to a prolonged drought and climatic conditions fuelled by global warming.

Liam Hatcher of the Blues stands in the outfield amid the smoke haze from bushfires during day 3 of the Sheffield Shield cricket match between New South Wales and Queensland at the SCG in Sydney