Ozone action alert?

Mockingbird · Jun 17, 2007

I heard this on the radio for the first time on friday. The weather guy kept saying there was an "Ozone Action Alert" in effect for Denver and that people with respiratory problems should be careful not to overdo it when they are outside.

I did a little more research and found this: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html">http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html</a>.

According to the site, there was a total of 49 ozone action alerts in 2006, yet I never heard even a peep about it on the radio or anywhere else during that whole time. (There is a record for the denver area here: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/documents/081406OAASummary99-06.pdf">http://www.ozoneaware.org/docu...406OAASummary99-06.pdf</a>)

This kind of leads me to believe this whole ozone action alert thing is an environmental load of crap, which is annoying because I've got enough to worry about already without people making stuff up.

Anyone else hear about this? Ozone really is harmful to breathe, so I would want to know if it really is reaching dangerous levels, but if people are just using pseudo-science to get people to drive their cars less, I would prefer they did not cry wolf.

Mockingbird · Jun 17, 2007

I heard this on the radio for the first time on friday. The weather guy kept saying there was an "Ozone Action Alert" in effect for Denver and that people with respiratory problems should be careful not to overdo it when they are outside.

I did a little more research and found this: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html">http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html</a>.

According to the site, there was a total of 49 ozone action alerts in 2006, yet I never heard even a peep about it on the radio or anywhere else during that whole time. (There is a record for the denver area here: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/documents/081406OAASummary99-06.pdf">http://www.ozoneaware.org/docu...406OAASummary99-06.pdf</a>)

This kind of leads me to believe this whole ozone action alert thing is an environmental load of crap, which is annoying because I've got enough to worry about already without people making stuff up.

Anyone else hear about this? Ozone really is harmful to breathe, so I would want to know if it really is reaching dangerous levels, but if people are just using pseudo-science to get people to drive their cars less, I would prefer they did not cry wolf.

Mockingbird · Jun 17, 2007

I heard this on the radio for the first time on friday. The weather guy kept saying there was an "Ozone Action Alert" in effect for Denver and that people with respiratory problems should be careful not to overdo it when they are outside.

I did a little more research and found this: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html">http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html</a>.

According to the site, there was a total of 49 ozone action alerts in 2006, yet I never heard even a peep about it on the radio or anywhere else during that whole time. (There is a record for the denver area here: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/documents/081406OAASummary99-06.pdf">http://www.ozoneaware.org/docu...406OAASummary99-06.pdf</a>)

This kind of leads me to believe this whole ozone action alert thing is an environmental load of crap, which is annoying because I've got enough to worry about already without people making stuff up.

Anyone else hear about this? Ozone really is harmful to breathe, so I would want to know if it really is reaching dangerous levels, but if people are just using pseudo-science to get people to drive their cars less, I would prefer they did not cry wolf.

Mockingbird · Jun 17, 2007

I heard this on the radio for the first time on friday. The weather guy kept saying there was an "Ozone Action Alert" in effect for Denver and that people with respiratory problems should be careful not to overdo it when they are outside.

I did a little more research and found this: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html">http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html</a>.

According to the site, there was a total of 49 ozone action alerts in 2006, yet I never heard even a peep about it on the radio or anywhere else during that whole time. (There is a record for the denver area here: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/documents/081406OAASummary99-06.pdf">http://www.ozoneaware.org/docu...406OAASummary99-06.pdf</a>)

This kind of leads me to believe this whole ozone action alert thing is an environmental load of crap, which is annoying because I've got enough to worry about already without people making stuff up.

Anyone else hear about this? Ozone really is harmful to breathe, so I would want to know if it really is reaching dangerous levels, but if people are just using pseudo-science to get people to drive their cars less, I would prefer they did not cry wolf.

Mockingbird · Jun 17, 2007

I heard this on the radio for the first time on friday. The weather guy kept saying there was an "Ozone Action Alert" in effect for Denver and that people with respiratory problems should be careful not to overdo it when they are outside.

I did a little more research and found this: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html">http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html</a>.

According to the site, there was a total of 49 ozone action alerts in 2006, yet I never heard even a peep about it on the radio or anywhere else during that whole time. (There is a record for the denver area here: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/documents/081406OAASummary99-06.pdf">http://www.ozoneaware.org/docu...406OAASummary99-06.pdf</a>)

This kind of leads me to believe this whole ozone action alert thing is an environmental load of crap, which is annoying because I've got enough to worry about already without people making stuff up.

Anyone else hear about this? Ozone really is harmful to breathe, so I would want to know if it really is reaching dangerous levels, but if people are just using pseudo-science to get people to drive their cars less, I would prefer they did not cry wolf.

Mockingbird · Jun 17, 2007

I heard this on the radio for the first time on friday. The weather guy kept saying there was an "Ozone Action Alert" in effect for Denver and that people with respiratory problems should be careful not to overdo it when they are outside.

I did a little more research and found this: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html">http://www.ozoneaware.org/ozoneinfo.html</a>.

According to the site, there was a total of 49 ozone action alerts in 2006, yet I never heard even a peep about it on the radio or anywhere else during that whole time. (There is a record for the denver area here: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ozoneaware.org/documents/081406OAASummary99-06.pdf">http://www.ozoneaware.org/docu...406OAASummary99-06.pdf</a>)

This kind of leads me to believe this whole ozone action alert thing is an environmental load of crap, which is annoying because I've got enough to worry about already without people making stuff up.

Anyone else hear about this? Ozone really is harmful to breathe, so I would want to know if it really is reaching dangerous levels, but if people are just using pseudo-science to get people to drive their cars less, I would prefer they did not cry wolf.

JazzysMom · Jun 17, 2007

This does worry me. If there have been numerous alerts, but its not normal public knowledge then how urgent is it? When it does become urgent will anyone pay attention. It reminds me of the different alert levels with national security. I bet to this day no one could tell me what color we are currently at and what that color represents (btw I dont honestly know). Point here is that IF its a health concern then it should be more open. Otherwise I would tend to think its just enough to push the political views of global warming.

JazzysMom · Jun 17, 2007

This does worry me. If there have been numerous alerts, but its not normal public knowledge then how urgent is it? When it does become urgent will anyone pay attention. It reminds me of the different alert levels with national security. I bet to this day no one could tell me what color we are currently at and what that color represents (btw I dont honestly know). Point here is that IF its a health concern then it should be more open. Otherwise I would tend to think its just enough to push the political views of global warming.

JazzysMom · Jun 17, 2007

This does worry me. If there have been numerous alerts, but its not normal public knowledge then how urgent is it? When it does become urgent will anyone pay attention. It reminds me of the different alert levels with national security. I bet to this day no one could tell me what color we are currently at and what that color represents (btw I dont honestly know). Point here is that IF its a health concern then it should be more open. Otherwise I would tend to think its just enough to push the political views of global warming.

JazzysMom · Jun 17, 2007

This does worry me. If there have been numerous alerts, but its not normal public knowledge then how urgent is it? When it does become urgent will anyone pay attention. It reminds me of the different alert levels with national security. I bet to this day no one could tell me what color we are currently at and what that color represents (btw I dont honestly know). Point here is that IF its a health concern then it should be more open. Otherwise I would tend to think its just enough to push the political views of global warming.

JazzysMom · Jun 17, 2007

This does worry me. If there have been numerous alerts, but its not normal public knowledge then how urgent is it? When it does become urgent will anyone pay attention. It reminds me of the different alert levels with national security. I bet to this day no one could tell me what color we are currently at and what that color represents (btw I dont honestly know). Point here is that IF its a health concern then it should be more open. Otherwise I would tend to think its just enough to push the political views of global warming.

JazzysMom · Jun 17, 2007

This does worry me. If there have been numerous alerts, but its not normal public knowledge then how urgent is it? When it does become urgent will anyone pay attention. It reminds me of the different alert levels with national security. I bet to this day no one could tell me what color we are currently at and what that color represents (btw I dont honestly know). Point here is that IF its a health concern then it should be more open. Otherwise I would tend to think its just enough to push the political views of global warming.

Wheezie · Jun 17, 2007

I live in Sacramento, CA and we get these alerts ALL THE TIME, particularly in the summer when it gets really hot. We have what are called, Spare-the-Air days and it's all over the news - tv and radio - when that happens. They actually recommend keeping kids inside during recess, even if they don't have respiratory problems and give times of day when it's supposed to be particularly bad (usually late in the afternoon when the heat has reached it's peak). They usually do ask the public to try to drive less, but mostly the stress is on individual health, not saving the environment. They tell us to do outdoor activities early in the day and really stress that if you're a senior or a person with respiratory issues, you should really avoid the outdoors as much as possible, especially during the late afternoon. I've lived in this area since 1997 and these alerts have always been on the news as long as I've lived here - it doesn't seem to be a jumping on the bandwagon, save the earth, type of thing. Although, it does seem like I'm hearing about these alerts more and more. In the last couple of years, they even use those lighted up highway signs (the ones that tell you of an accident ahead, or amber alerts) to tell the public when it's a Spare-the-Air day!!

I used to live in Monterey and NEVER heard anything about this until I moved to Sacramento. Of course, the weather in Monterey is nothing like Sac, so that may have something to do with it.

Wheezie · Jun 17, 2007

I live in Sacramento, CA and we get these alerts ALL THE TIME, particularly in the summer when it gets really hot. We have what are called, Spare-the-Air days and it's all over the news - tv and radio - when that happens. They actually recommend keeping kids inside during recess, even if they don't have respiratory problems and give times of day when it's supposed to be particularly bad (usually late in the afternoon when the heat has reached it's peak). They usually do ask the public to try to drive less, but mostly the stress is on individual health, not saving the environment. They tell us to do outdoor activities early in the day and really stress that if you're a senior or a person with respiratory issues, you should really avoid the outdoors as much as possible, especially during the late afternoon. I've lived in this area since 1997 and these alerts have always been on the news as long as I've lived here - it doesn't seem to be a jumping on the bandwagon, save the earth, type of thing. Although, it does seem like I'm hearing about these alerts more and more. In the last couple of years, they even use those lighted up highway signs (the ones that tell you of an accident ahead, or amber alerts) to tell the public when it's a Spare-the-Air day!!

I used to live in Monterey and NEVER heard anything about this until I moved to Sacramento. Of course, the weather in Monterey is nothing like Sac, so that may have something to do with it.

Wheezie · Jun 17, 2007

I live in Sacramento, CA and we get these alerts ALL THE TIME, particularly in the summer when it gets really hot. We have what are called, Spare-the-Air days and it's all over the news - tv and radio - when that happens. They actually recommend keeping kids inside during recess, even if they don't have respiratory problems and give times of day when it's supposed to be particularly bad (usually late in the afternoon when the heat has reached it's peak). They usually do ask the public to try to drive less, but mostly the stress is on individual health, not saving the environment. They tell us to do outdoor activities early in the day and really stress that if you're a senior or a person with respiratory issues, you should really avoid the outdoors as much as possible, especially during the late afternoon. I've lived in this area since 1997 and these alerts have always been on the news as long as I've lived here - it doesn't seem to be a jumping on the bandwagon, save the earth, type of thing. Although, it does seem like I'm hearing about these alerts more and more. In the last couple of years, they even use those lighted up highway signs (the ones that tell you of an accident ahead, or amber alerts) to tell the public when it's a Spare-the-Air day!!

I used to live in Monterey and NEVER heard anything about this until I moved to Sacramento. Of course, the weather in Monterey is nothing like Sac, so that may have something to do with it.

Wheezie · Jun 17, 2007

I live in Sacramento, CA and we get these alerts ALL THE TIME, particularly in the summer when it gets really hot. We have what are called, Spare-the-Air days and it's all over the news - tv and radio - when that happens. They actually recommend keeping kids inside during recess, even if they don't have respiratory problems and give times of day when it's supposed to be particularly bad (usually late in the afternoon when the heat has reached it's peak). They usually do ask the public to try to drive less, but mostly the stress is on individual health, not saving the environment. They tell us to do outdoor activities early in the day and really stress that if you're a senior or a person with respiratory issues, you should really avoid the outdoors as much as possible, especially during the late afternoon. I've lived in this area since 1997 and these alerts have always been on the news as long as I've lived here - it doesn't seem to be a jumping on the bandwagon, save the earth, type of thing. Although, it does seem like I'm hearing about these alerts more and more. In the last couple of years, they even use those lighted up highway signs (the ones that tell you of an accident ahead, or amber alerts) to tell the public when it's a Spare-the-Air day!!

I used to live in Monterey and NEVER heard anything about this until I moved to Sacramento. Of course, the weather in Monterey is nothing like Sac, so that may have something to do with it.

Wheezie · Jun 17, 2007

I live in Sacramento, CA and we get these alerts ALL THE TIME, particularly in the summer when it gets really hot. We have what are called, Spare-the-Air days and it's all over the news - tv and radio - when that happens. They actually recommend keeping kids inside during recess, even if they don't have respiratory problems and give times of day when it's supposed to be particularly bad (usually late in the afternoon when the heat has reached it's peak). They usually do ask the public to try to drive less, but mostly the stress is on individual health, not saving the environment. They tell us to do outdoor activities early in the day and really stress that if you're a senior or a person with respiratory issues, you should really avoid the outdoors as much as possible, especially during the late afternoon. I've lived in this area since 1997 and these alerts have always been on the news as long as I've lived here - it doesn't seem to be a jumping on the bandwagon, save the earth, type of thing. Although, it does seem like I'm hearing about these alerts more and more. In the last couple of years, they even use those lighted up highway signs (the ones that tell you of an accident ahead, or amber alerts) to tell the public when it's a Spare-the-Air day!!

I used to live in Monterey and NEVER heard anything about this until I moved to Sacramento. Of course, the weather in Monterey is nothing like Sac, so that may have something to do with it.

Wheezie · Jun 17, 2007

I live in Sacramento, CA and we get these alerts ALL THE TIME, particularly in the summer when it gets really hot. We have what are called, Spare-the-Air days and it's all over the news - tv and radio - when that happens. They actually recommend keeping kids inside during recess, even if they don't have respiratory problems and give times of day when it's supposed to be particularly bad (usually late in the afternoon when the heat has reached it's peak). They usually do ask the public to try to drive less, but mostly the stress is on individual health, not saving the environment. They tell us to do outdoor activities early in the day and really stress that if you're a senior or a person with respiratory issues, you should really avoid the outdoors as much as possible, especially during the late afternoon. I've lived in this area since 1997 and these alerts have always been on the news as long as I've lived here - it doesn't seem to be a jumping on the bandwagon, save the earth, type of thing. Although, it does seem like I'm hearing about these alerts more and more. In the last couple of years, they even use those lighted up highway signs (the ones that tell you of an accident ahead, or amber alerts) to tell the public when it's a Spare-the-Air day!!

I used to live in Monterey and NEVER heard anything about this until I moved to Sacramento. Of course, the weather in Monterey is nothing like Sac, so that may have something to do with it.

sue35 · Jun 17, 2007

In Illinois I have heard about them on the news a lot. In fact we just had one on Thursday I think. They are very good here about informing us about when there is an ozone day. I can actually tell the difference between them also. I know that this weekend for example we were orange.

That is concerning that it is not public knowledge where you live. I would wonder why

sue35 · Jun 17, 2007

In Illinois I have heard about them on the news a lot. In fact we just had one on Thursday I think. They are very good here about informing us about when there is an ozone day. I can actually tell the difference between them also. I know that this weekend for example we were orange.

That is concerning that it is not public knowledge where you live. I would wonder why

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