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Eerie Days: Smoke and Haze, All Around Eerie Days: Smoke and Haze, All Around
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To the Editor:To the Editor:
Re “Northern Fires Spread Smoke and Anxiety” (front page, June 8):Re “Northern Fires Spread Smoke and Anxiety” (front page, June 8):
The hazy skies and air quality alerts afflicting large parts of the United States because of wildfires in Canada are a reminder of how fragile and interconnected our world is.The hazy skies and air quality alerts afflicting large parts of the United States because of wildfires in Canada are a reminder of how fragile and interconnected our world is.
In California, we understand this all too well. Wildfire season is an annual event, complete with Spare the Air alerts, rolling power outages and stunning but ominous scarlet red sunrises and sunsets.In California, we understand this all too well. Wildfire season is an annual event, complete with Spare the Air alerts, rolling power outages and stunning but ominous scarlet red sunrises and sunsets.
On Sept. 9, 2020, the San Francisco Bay Area awoke to what seemed like a postapocalyptic world, veiled in a smothering sky that glowed orange because of smoke and ash from a massive complex fire 150 miles away.On Sept. 9, 2020, the San Francisco Bay Area awoke to what seemed like a postapocalyptic world, veiled in a smothering sky that glowed orange because of smoke and ash from a massive complex fire 150 miles away.
This is a reminder that no part of the world is insulated from the environmental effects of global warming, and that we must be better stewards of our precious planet Earth — the only home we have.This is a reminder that no part of the world is insulated from the environmental effects of global warming, and that we must be better stewards of our precious planet Earth — the only home we have.
Stephen A. SilverSan Francisco
To the Editor:
The smoke that is making the air so hazardous originated from wildfires exacerbated by climate change. A little less than a year ago, in June 2022, the Roberts Supreme Court gutted the Clean Air Act.
Think about that decision as we are told to wear high-quality masks outside and not to exercise too strenuously, and see our familiar landscapes enshrouded in a thick yellow haze.