Re: Acid Rain or Mt. Aetna Fallout?



When did this take place? On the evening of July 30, a very, very strong scirocco blew in here at 38ºN/3ºW and continue unabated for about 40 hours, leaving alot of havoc in its wake, most notably a forest fire that destroyed several hundred hectares of mature pine in no time. I watered heavily, but a number of plants couldn´t get it to the leaves fast enough and dried out regardless. Imagine laundry drying in ten minutes in the shade and you´ll get the idea.

Check with the neighbours.

Atentamente,

Charles Butler
Casa Rural Los Chorrillos del Este
Crta. de la Sierra, s/n
La Iruela 23476
Jaén, España
Tfno. 636 12 75 88
www.cazorlainfo.com

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vavourakis <akvav@hol.gr>
> Cc: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 3:05 PM
> Subject: Acid Rain or Mt. Aetna Fallout?
> 
> 
> > In August when I returned to Crete, the lady who tends my garden was busy
> hosing
> > down all the foliage.  She said there had been "acid rain" earlier that
> had
> > caused a lot of leaf damage (very noticeably in all the walnut trees on
> the
> > island, and some vegetables.)  Someone mentioned the possibility of the
> Mt.
> > Aetna eruption as having had an effect.  Rain in August is unheard of, but
> the
> > eruption might account for some condensation, I suppose.  Does anyone have
> any
> > information?  Will the walnut trees survive?
> >
> >
> 
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