Don’t go outside, says the New York Times

You’ll die from the Canadian and Minnesotan (Somali?) smoke if you go outside in the north and from “dangerous” heat if you go outside in the south, says the NYT (front page):

The smoke is due to “climate change”, according to Canada’s Prime Minister (NYT).

How bad is it? aviationweather.gov:

METAR KORD 162051Z 05010KT 1SM R10L/P6000FT FU VV020 32/18 A3003
METAR KTOL 162052Z 00000KT 1SM R25/4500V5000FT FU BKN018 OVC024 31/1857007
SPECI KCLE 162109Z 36007KT 2SM FU SCT000 BKN026 BKN250 28/09 A3003
METAR KBUF 162054Z 23011KT 2 1/2SM FU SCT031 BKN065 OVC200 26/18 A2996 
METAR KTEB 162051Z 26008G14KT 1 1/2SM FU BKN020 OVC033 30/18 A298

Chicago is down to 1 statute mile of visibility (IMC begins at 3 SM so everyone has to be on an instrument flight plan) in smoke (“FU”, which sounds rude but is actually French (pre-Islamic)). Notice that Chicago and Teterboro, NJ are both at toasty temps of 32C and 30C, respectively.

Toledo, Ohio is also at 1 SM. Things get better moving east to Cleveland (2 miles) and Buffalo (2.5 miles), but get worse as one approaches the Mamdani Caliphate (1.5 miles visibility in smoke).

What about if Lionel Messi is home in Fort Lauderdale celebrating his recent victory over an African/Islamic nation? It’s “good”:

Same site for Chicago:

Let’s check the aviation weather for SE Florida, a hellscape of dangerous heat and unavailable abortion care, according to the NYT:

METAR KDJT 162053Z 22006KT 10SM FEW030 BKN250 33/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T03330178 58016 $
METAR KFLL 162053Z 13007KT 10SM FEW030 SCT150 BKN190 BKN250 31/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T03110244 56013
METAR KMIA 162053Z 12008KT 10SM SCT046 SCT055 SCT220 34/24 A3005 RMK AO2 TSE28 SLP177 CB DSNT SW T03390244 57006 $

Why only 10 miles of viz at President Donald J. Trump International Airport? (formerly PBI) That’s as high as the automated systems go. Note that Messi’s home in Fort Lauderdale is actually one degree C cooler than Chicago!

If this all clears before EAA AirVenture starts in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Monday I will personally support Greta Thunberg for multiple Nobel Prizes (physics, chemistry, and peace?).