tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post8753476559509368538..comments2023-12-23T05:14:34.273-05:00Comments on Wit's End: The Parallel UniverseGail Zawackihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-41679776087101907662009-09-23T08:18:10.461-04:002009-09-23T08:18:10.461-04:00Hello Mike in Chester County, that link does not w...Hello Mike in Chester County, that link does not work for me. Can you try posting it again or give me search terms for the googling that will locate it? You might go to http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/ and look at their pictures or contact them about the clouds. Thanks for reading and sharing!<br />GailGail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-33109567553479490472009-09-22T22:20:28.318-04:002009-09-22T22:20:28.318-04:00Hi Gail,
We live about 50 miles south west of you...Hi Gail,<br /><br />We live about 50 miles south west of you.<br /><br />Some of our local trees and shrubs are also possibly showing signs of air pollution. Specifically NO2 induced ozone and acid rain.<br /><br />In the last several years there has been a frequent (once a month) weather phenomena which I had not seen before in 50 years in this area. With slow and stable winds (moving from southwest to northeast) and some humidity, there have been very dense very white clouds moving close to ground level. Also the distinctive taste of SO2 at the back of the throat.<br /><br /><br />There are vast amounts of coal being burned to the south west of us. Based on the SO2/SO4-- taste, and the clouds, I think we might be in the landing zone for smoke stack effluent.<br /><br />The pictures in this article will look familiar.<br /><br />http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PDIS.2001.85.1.4?cookieSet=1<br /><br />Keep up you blogging, please, and thankyou!<br /><br />Mike in Chester CountyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-40354264644752009642009-09-20T03:39:00.584-04:002009-09-20T03:39:00.584-04:00You know, I've been seeing the same thing in B...You know, I've been seeing the same thing in Baltimore. Just exactly as you describe. Trees are going over in Leakin Park in unusually large numbers ...stately trees which were big and strong 10 years ago. A dense canopy, now becoming see-through. With strong ivy growth.<br /><br />Even the wild violets which I encourage in my back yard, unlike the lush green which seemed to survive late into winter, have that mottled scorched look depicted in your photo. <br /><br />Yes, Something is afoot.<br /><br />Janice in BaltimoreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com