It has been noticeably hazy for the last couple of days. Thankfully it isn't as bad as the pictures from the east coast. Those remind me of pictures of Beijing during the dust storms coming out of Mongolia. We have an air quality alert for the third day, that I remember, for my area but are still under only moderate levels of pollutants. One good think in the weather forecast is that the temps will be in the low 70s. One interesting item on a news show yesterday is that the wildfires this year, so far, and last have spewed more CO2 and particulates have exceeded all the pollution human burning of fossil fuels over that time. Interesting, and depressing. The fires are expected to continue unabated for months, we dug out the face masks. We haven't carried them with us because even the medical offices have made them optional unless conditions change.
Watching and listening the accounts of the destruction of the dam in Ukraine. Since the explosion occurred within the dam and the facility has been under Russian control for weeks if not months, it is likely the Russians did it. A thought occurs to me: the Russian mind set seems to be if we can't get Ukraine we will cause such devastation that no one else will want it.
Homeowners in California are going to face a more complicated insurance crunch. Gizmodo has this summary of what has been happening on that front. I wonder if our future is one where you don't buy a house unless you can pay cash (because banks insist on insurance or mortgage) and pay the costs of any disaster yourself. Not many can.
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