Distant fires darken Texas' skies, raise health concerns

Houston Chronicle ^ | May 8, 2003, 7:05AM | By DINA CAPPIELLO

[buffyt]

But you have bats in Austin. when it rains here we get mosquitoes. Sure wish we had your bats!

[buffyt]

TRUST ME, my little tiny lawnmower mowing my little tiny front yard ain't gonna make a bit of difference in the overall smokey air problem! But of course they HAVE to get in a few jabs at evil people like me who mow our little postage stamp lawns once a week.

[dljordan]

They wouldn't dare say anything about the poor indigenous peoples who HAVE to burn their fields to compete with the Norte Americano corporations.

[buffyt]

...and don't forget we have lots of alligators here on the coast and sometimes in Houston.... Biggest one in my neighborhood, so far, was 11 1/2 ft. long.

[buffyt]

That is prolly what they are thinking

[familyofman]

"We may even get rain in Austin this week, and it would give us a whole day or maybe even two days of relief."
When the smoke particles get washed out of the air by rain, guess where they go - into your water. Smoke particulates are also very acidic - hence "acid rain". There are large areas of the Northeast & Canada where the trees are dying & lakes are becoming too acidic for fish.
Welcome to the brave new world of Global Economy and free markets. Mexico & other countries take US jobs and give back pollution.

[showme_the_Glory]

I just moved down here to Texas from the Pacific NW. Grey skies here too.

[buffyt]

Where in Pacif. NW? Visited Pacific Grove last year on vacation before we moved from LA to Texas in Nov. Had a horrific storm blow through one night while there.... Hotel lights went out! They had to close 17 mile drive, the waves were crashing over the road! It was exciting....

[anymouse]

Stop complaining, you used to live East of L.A. like I did. This is good air in comparison. :)