Saw my first weather forecast for "haze" today. Wow! Doesn't compare with global warming, eruption of the Yellowstone caldera, asteroid/comet impact or invasion by aliens bent on planetary conquest, but it is something new for me.
How am I supposed to astronomy and birding through haze? Haze filters? No, that seems a little too pat and too technical a response. Maybe it's time to go swimming, instead. Surf's up!