Agricultural fires dot Mexico and the Yucatan peninsula. Carried by northerly winds, these fires have brought a haze over Corpus Christi. The fires are deliberately lit every year before the growing season to bring nutrients back into the soil for new crops to inhabit.

With the enriched soil, also comes the air pollution that lines Mexico and travels upward toward the United States.

Dear, readers

Is there an alternative for enriching the soil that is better for the environment?Paul Wegner, Photographer