EDITORIAL SUMMER CHALLENGE.TODAY marks the first day of summer, which Mother Nature is greeting, fittingly, with high temperatures and low humidity humidity, moisture content of the atmosphere, a primary element of climate. Humidity measurements include absolute humidity, the mass of water vapor per unit volume of natural air; relative humidity (usually meant when the term humidity . By all accounts, this is going to be a tough summer for Angelenos. Temperatures are supposed to rival those of last year -- putting a strain on the electricity system as well as the health of our most vulnerable citizens. Low rainfall this year means we are surrounded by tinder just ready to be set off by a stray spark. We've already seen how devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. that could be in the Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. Fire this spring. So it's up to all of us to help keep things from blowing up this summer -- from not throwing a hot cigarette butt out the car window to reporting illegal fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to use. This is sure to be a challenging summer in L.A., but working together, we can manage. |
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