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Hazy!

I believe that occurs in exactly 10 days?

Temperatures have been average...

Seems like summer to me...

Sitting around outside with a fire is pretty nice, but in suburbia, its an annoyance to your neighbors...

I had assumed that the Canadian Smoke was a major contributor to the Air Quality index.

That's why I say to use the total historical data, not the previous 30 year average from 10 years ago?

Supposedly they are more energy efficient that AC, though is mainly only good at night, and if it is a "normal" summer's eve where the temperature actually drops below 80 degrees.

Probably was the "modern convenience" in late 1950s-60s before ACs took over?

I think this diagram answers my own question. It seems wildfires can contribute to ozone formation?

So according to the NWS air quality index, the health alert is for ozone. I recall that stagnant hot high pressure systems are conducive to the formation of surface level ozone, but I have also heard that others are attributing the air quality alert to the Canadian wild fires. On Tuesday, the smoke was at the higher altitudes. Wouldn't the smoke diffuse the sunlight to prevent excessive ozone formation in this case?

Union? No, Newark was always warmer...

Yes. I can't fault a doctor making an honest income, but anything related to the medical field has an inflated price. Syringes, masks, any piece of plastic...

Not sure if the ones that ran the place shut it down? Government pressure shut it down, I think? Nobody wants a nuclear power plant in their backyard. Some say it is not wise to have such plants near extremely densely populated areas. That is a point to consider. Remember, nuclear power plants are run by people. All you have to do is drive, or just interact with people on a daily basis and you realize that the unthinkable can happen. In general, I think we are getting sloppier. In theory, nuclear energy sounds great, but between regulations and government intervention, the price to produce electricity tends to be higher. Plus the endpoint storage has still not been settled. In my naive mind, I would think that each nuclear facility would be a target, just for the nuclear waste alone. Yucca Mountain sounded like a good idea, but even the 7 people who live in Nevada do not want the national nuclear waste depository there. To me, there is no negative side to storing it there. Naysayers will point to fault lines and earthquakes, but wouldn't the waste still be contained?

Utility recovery fee. They have an infrastructure in place, and the cost must be recovered, whether we use it or not. Power lines to carry the electricity. Of course now, many of the electrical utilities have sold off parts of their system, so one produces the electricity, while another transmits it, perhaps yet another maintains the lines...

Electrical generating companies are considered essential. Therefore, they are guaranteed to make a profit, no matter how much electricity is used.

Another problem are homes becoming more efficient. The power producing companies have to make a profit, so it doesn't how much you decrease your electrical efficiency, they still have to make the same amount of money...

When electricity was relatively cheap...

Maybe bonus Canadian wildfire smoke?

Health insurance costs skyrocketing as well...

But the worst are "Activists" trying to make a point out there...

I would have hoped that businesses would have learned during covid that you DON'T have to meet in person for a lot of things.

I realize the political and financial ties to "prioritizing" fedex, but you CANNOT put the commercial flights second to moving cargo. Both are big business, but I'm pretty sure the FAA's priority should be the safety of the citizen's (passengers). We know airports play the game of hiding delays/cancellations by manipulating definitions, but Newark Airport seemed to be over the top. If Newark airport continues to have too many cancellations, then cargo has to be minimalized - reduced flights and only allowed during "off hours". So you get your package one or two days later. Thanks for your insight to some other the other "below the radar" problems going on there. The federal government is offering bonuses to Air Traffic Controllers who ae retiring to try to keep them on. They will also need to increase starting salaries to hire new QUALIFIED recruits based on merit. Pilots are a premium as well. I knew at some point, the ex-air force pilot pool would dwindle, as fewer pilots are available. They were the natural work force to hire to fly commercial aircraft - pre-trained, serious, regimented and civic minded. Hiring someone to fly a twin turbine jumbo jet with only small prop plane experience and getting a waiver by taking an exam is silly.

It is 2025. Should we be using the most recent 30 year average temperatures from 1994 through 2024 instead of 1991-2020, if we are really concerned about comparing our daily averages to a "representative" trend? I sense many inconsistencies with not using the full history of data to calculate the daily average temperature instead of some "arbitrary" set of years. I mean, if you want to emphasize recent trends, why are you discounting the most recent 4 years?