One of my closest friends surprised me recently.
This friend went, with their marriage partner, to view the total eclipse. The eclipse sighting, if I remember the message right, was in Wyoming; from there they took time to travel in Canada before winter shuts things down.

My friend's overall impression was of:
Smoke. Smoke in the air. Smoke everywhere, and they covered hundreds of miles.

Where I find myself, everyone is talking of hurricanes and water, and suddenly here is my friend talking of smoke.