July 6, 2015

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Alien Sun over Victoria, B.C.

The wildfires in British Columbia are creating an alien world in over the city of Victoria. There are currently over 170 fires burning, and the ash and smoke has prompted a health warning. After seeing a couple of surreal photos on social media last night, I contacted the photographers so I could share them here

By Glendon Mellow

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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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Photo by fine artist and composer of Requiem for a Glacier, Paul Walde.

Ecosystem collectible card creator of Phylo, David Ng tweeted,

And this photo by blogger Alexis Hinde was the first to catch my eye:

These images make me wheezy just thinking about the air quality there. Stay safe, Victorians.

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Have a weird photo due to wildfires in BC? Tag them with @Symbiartic, and we'll try to share them on Twitter for the next few days. 

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