With the dearth of
rainfall that we have received this last year has come an increase in poor air
quality.
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Rincon Mountains on May 16th (These mountains are close to my home) |
Without moisture in the soil, the recent windy days have literally “picked up” the dirt from the ground and made it part of the air we breathe. Many people that I know in Tucson are having breathing problems because of the poor air quality (including yours truly).
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A veiw of the Tucson Mountains on a air quality advisory day. |
The Pima County has
issued numerous air quality advisories recently. This lack of water has also
affected the local insect population. I have seen very few pollinators when
compared to this time last year. Additionally, a lack of rainfall means that the only source of water my plants recieve is city water. Whether a person is a gardener, farmer, or just wanting a drink of water - I hope this drought will remind each of us to pray for rain.
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The Catalina Mountains and Mt. Lemmon in the distance on a air quality advisory day |
Here in Tasmania we suffer from long dry summers. Last summer we only had 2 rain events for the whole season. I feel your pain as we live on a steep slope on the side of a river with silty soil that tends to migrate as soon as a sniff of dry weather or wind is on the horizon. I hope it rains there for you guys soon...VERY soon.
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DeleteThanks for the response and for the well-wishes! I will keep hoping for a little moisture here in the Southwest! (=
I hope you do get needed rain but when I lived in PHX I remember well these bad air quality days and the scarce water and also all the people irrigating their lawns...insanity
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