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number of poor visibility days—less than 10 miles-has steadily increased from year to year,” says Ms. Thomas. “It’s difficult to tell if this trend will continue.”
Superintendent Wade said, “The real issue here is not how much or how many. The real issue is that visibility is bad on many summer days, and it is affecting the experiences of visitors to the park.
“ Similarly, pollution is affecting park resources. We have an affirmative, legal responsibility to protect park resources and provide enjoyable visitor experiences. We take these responsibilities very seriously. Public awareness and education is a key to meeting them. We will continue to inform the public about conditions and impacts of air pollution.”
Visibility has apparently not affected the number of visitors to the park. Park visitation during 1993 was 7.1 percent higher than 1992. However, a 1992 survey of 2,986 visitors revealed than although 56.8 percent of visitors notice the summertime haze, many of them attribute it to natural sources. Only in the last couple of years have visitors begun to comment on poor visibility due to iar pollution. “Visitors today are more educated about air pollution and its effects, as they should be,” said Sup. Wade.
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