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Thank you for doing such a good job of researching and answering anything and everything! Here’s another one. What is the difference between haze and smoke? They seem the same to me. When the weather report says “haze” it looks, feels and smells like smoke to me. — Sue When it comes to weather terms, the difference between smoke and haze is largely a matter of degree. “Haze is essentially just pollution or smoke that is not as concentrated. When we put smoke in the forecast, it’s usually more concentrated,” said Charles Smith, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Haze is more spread out than smoke. Also, haze can refer to pollutants other than smoke, such as the pollution that builds up around cities from automobiles and other non-fire sources, he said. Although the weather report might refer to haze, if the pollutant causing the haze is smoke, residents might still be able to smell the dispersed smoke in the air, Smith said. Send questions to “Since You Asked,” Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by email to [email protected]. We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them.