I went out for a short hike up in the Apennines on Sunday. It was cold enough to need a jacket up there, but there was a strange thick "heat haze", that I had never experienced before. I read today, that air currents crossing the Atlantic have carried the smoke, from burning forests in Canada across parts of Europe.
June 11, 2025
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Has anyone read "The Sheep Look Up" by John Brunner? It's all about Dystopia in America. At the end, someone in the UK sees smoke on the horizon and says "That is America burning"
Spooky foretelling.
Alan
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I didn't capture the haze on photo, but I definitely experienced it myself in the alpine region of Bavaria. I don't think I've ever experienced air quality this bad, since my days in South Korea. Biking home, the air felt oppressive, humid and thick. I felt myself tire more quickly and the bike ride dragged on, same as the air was dragging on me. To have this haze travel all the way across the Atlantic and still leave this kind of impact, I cannot even imagine being anywhere close to the real deal.
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According to today’s newspaper, we had this also in Vienna on Monday. I didnt notice because overcast skies are frequent here... 😁
David
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Hi,
The worst I can recall was what was in the air on the East coast of thr US from when Mt St Helens blew her top on the West coast.
But forests always have fires. Mother nature demands it. And she makes it tough to put out. I recall trying in Yellowstone National Park back in 1989. Pretty much futile, although we saved The Village.Stan
