Taken a few days after the big snowstorms and as the cold settled in. In years past, the local weather reporters would describe the smog using words like “haze”, “fog” (personal favorite), “gunk” or “bad air”. There has been some backlash and the media is responding, sort of:
Fox13 TV (winner, blurbomat.com Best Weather Graphics, Early 2013):
KSL TV:
KTVX TV:
KUTV:
Salt Lake Tribune:
I would show the Deseret News, but they link to KSL TV’s weather page.
It’s smog, people. SMOG. Note to climate change deniers: Smog is caused by humans.
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Affirmation: Focus, Sherlock. Stay on target. You are not Luke. You need the targeting computer.
