The Two City Tale
Fargo, North Dakota and Visalia, California have lush, green farmlands with sunflowers and fruit trees galore. But, while both towns seem like places where the air would be so pure and natural. This is true for Fargo, North Dakota, but, totally opposite of Visalia, California. Even more alarming is the fact that Visalia, Californis has some of the worst air in the entire United States.
The biggest diffeence between these communities lie in the very nature of their surroundings. Visalia is hot and sunny most of the year, with temperatures that often soar abouve 100 degrees. Prime ozone-forming conditions. And Fargo is known by many to be fridgid, with warm but short summers. The city lies on open prairie with strong winds that whisk any pollutants away.
Visalia is in the San Joaquin Valley, and the Sierra Mountains and the Coastal Range surround it, therefore the air in the city of Visalia is stagnant. The residents tend to suffer higher rates of asthma in Visalia over the residents in Fargo.
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*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Always vote for change, for a better life. Never settle on what is.
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