Talk:Black Christmas (bushfires)

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A few issues here, what is the source on the name "black christmas". I have never heard anyone refer to it as black christmas, not even the media. It is good however to name these things properly before something stupid becomes popular, so I question the term "black christmas" christmas obviously because it was the 25th of december, but black? was the smoke in sydney black? bushfire smoke carried over distance is grey in colour, tending blue-grey, and can be orange/yellow/red if fire is present beneath the smoke, but I've never seen black bushfire smoke, only when it burns structures, and even then the black is difused by the natural greyish colour. Consider revising the name. Perhaps something like "grey christmas", or something more descriptive and apropriate like: "2001/2002 NWS Bushfire season" or "2001 NSW bushfires". Nick carson 12:14, 21 December 2006 (UTC)