Today, May 24, 2010, the official word on air quality in the Pensacola area is "Moderate", down from yesterday's "Good" rating. I wonder if air quality standards are similar to water quality and food standards. That is, rather loose and low.
I decided to brave a trip to the beach yesterday, Sunday. The air at Pensacola Beach and Langdon Beach (part of Gulf Islands National Seashore) was abnormal. Normally, the air right on the water's edge smells wonderful - full of oxygen and fresh. Yesterday, as I stepped out of my car, my nose said "Don't take a deep breath."
Out over the Gulf of Mexico, a smoggy haze blanketed the entire horizon. On a blue sky day, the view of the Gulf of Mexico meeting the brilliant blue of the sky is dazzling.
On the drive home, wherever I glanced on the horizon, a brown haze hugged the ground.
Today, the high temp prediction is 93 degrees. I pray the powers that be get that oil gusher stopped for good. Otherwise, if we are projecting into August or September before it is stopped, the Gulf Coast will have such bad air, it may be uninhabitable.
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