BRILLIANT SUNSET SCENES
THEORIES OF METEOROLOGIST. VOLCANIC ASH FROM CHILE. (By Tplegrapli—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 24. During the past couple of weeks people have been remarking upon the brilliant glow often attendant upon sunsets and also of haloes round the sun and moon. Such reports have come from a number of localities, and, moreover, there has been a noticeable drop in temperatures. One set of circumstances, according to Dr. Kidson, Director of Meteorological Services, will account for all these phenomena. That is that the air circulating high over New Zealand has become impregnated with light volcanic ash carried by the prevailing westerly air currents. from the recent eruptions in Chile. It is too late in the season for the effects to come from bush fire smoke in Australia, besides which they have had rain there lately.
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Hawera Star, Volume LI, 25 May 1932, Page 5
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