Comments on: Smoke from Mexico to arrive Saturday

By: kathy mccafferty

kathy mccafferty — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:24:12 +0000

Hi, Jim. You may have answered this question somewhere else, and I might have missed it. I have noticed, almost daily of late (at least some point during the day), what I would call “Lonesome Dove Winds,” which seem just as ominous and ground parching as last year. I am so grateful for the rain we got during the winter, but am I correct in foreboding another summer like last year if the ground is dried out enough? Thanks.

By: Monica

Monica — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:21:20 +0000

Reading the agricultural fires news, it comes to my mind that maybe the smoke is actually getting worse or the source is the volcano in Central Mexico name popocatepletl that in resent weeks has been super active. Can you investigate more or see if there’s ashes in that called “smoke”.
Thanks

By: Mary B

Mary B — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:10:57 +0000

Thanks for providing this information. I have asthma, and I know the smoke comes up every year in May. Your mentioning it on the news makes it possible for me to be proactive in preventing a flare-up. I wish you would give us progress reports on the news every evening though!