The air quality in Colorado has been degraded by wildfires on the west coast pumping smoke into my part of southern Colorado. The Air Quality Index right now is 105, meaning there are 105 parts per million of particulate matter - smoke particles, burned residue from houses, cars, trucks, etc - making it unsafe for at risk people to breathe outdoors.
Being one of those "at risk" people, I've been secluded indoors for 2 days so far, a total of 12 days out of the last 20. Even at that, my chest aches and my voice has faded to a poor whisper. The forecast for tomorrow is more of the same.
Don't tell climate change "is coming". It's definitely here.
