Several times in the past couple of months, Areas of Utah have been rated as having some of the WORST air quality in the country. This is due to our inversions, and also to the high rate of pollution in some of our cities. Salt Lake County, Utah County and the Logan/Cache Valley areas get these inversions. Click on this link to read about how inversions are created, and how they affect air quality. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/climate/TemperatureInversions.php
The Utah Division of Air Quality is a great source of CURRENT conditions in Utah. You can also have email updates when the air quality starts to get to unhealthy levels, by signing up for the DEQ’s (Department of Environmental Quality) Listserv. http://www.airquality.utah.gov/
Park City, though, continues to have CLEAN, FRESH mountain air. We’d like to keep it that way, and here are a few things you can do to help with the situation, no matter WHERE you live.
1. Carpool
2. Use Mass Transit. Park City has an EXCELLENT bus system!
3. WALK
4. Ride a bike
5. Do your business over the phone and/or internet
6. Walk to lunch, or Pack lunch and eat in!
7. Put off errands that can wait, and combine trips, ESPECIALLY if it’s a “red burn” day!
If we all try to follow these guidelines, we will be able to Breathe Easier into the future! As always, Please feel free to comment with questions, or if you have anything to add!
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