Portents of smoke and fire and haze
10 things to think about when air quality is this bad
You may have noticed (how could you not?) the smoky haze covering much of Wisconsin in the last few weeks. Originating with wild fires in northern Québec, it makes for beautiful sunsets and terrible breathing.
Airnow.gov predicts that the pollution will moderate on Thursday, at least in my area. But we will almost certainly face this situation again. With climate change comes more wildfires. Friends on the West Coast will testify to that fact.
It will be good to be prepared, then. The EPA provides some background information and a handy chart of things to think about. I’ve put that in a shareable form here and made a list of suggestions for churches below.