Airports, ports, bus terminals and highways have been closed. Firefighters are having trouble breaking through the cloud of smoke by helicopter or airplane to put the fires out that have spread over thousands of hectares. Once again the government and farmers are in disagreement as the government accuses farmers of illegally starting the fires to prepare their fields for grazing.
The smoke today reminded me of Cairo. The picture above is of the view from my window on a clear day and on a smoggy day. We used to say that it didn't make much sense to quit smoking when you live in Cairo because you basically inhale the equivalent of a pack of cigarettes a day. I know it doesn't make much sense. But it also didn't make sense that in October every year the farmers set fire to clear fields when Cairo is already one of the most polluted cities in the world.
These pictures are of the polo field here in Buenos Aires taken last week and today. October in Cairo, April in Buenos Aires. Either take up smoking or get a surgeon's mask.
2 comments:
Yes, I remember the clouds in Cairo looking like dark rain clouds here in Florida, and of course it essentially doesn't rain in Cairo. So they were only pollution. Much of Asia is the same.
We had smoke here in North Florida last year from a fire in the Okefenokee Swamp area but I think you may have it worse. Our airport didn't close.
Yea, there in Florida you guys have had some big fires in the past years. Good thing it rains more there than in Cairo.
The coolest phenomenon in Cairo was the sandstorms. The whole city would turn a golden orangish color. Great for photos, terrible for respiration.
The smoke has left Buenos Aires and not it's cold. We even got a little rain yesterday. Phfew!
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