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Martí Sans/Stocksy I dread the dry, gusty Diablo winds that arrive in Northern California each fall. For one thing, they can lead to wildfires, as they did in record-setting fashion this year. Poor air quality from wildfire smoke plagued the Sacramento area where I live for weeks, which aggravated my asthma. I also suffer from dry skin caused by psoriasis and eczema, and the extremely low relatively humidity brought in by this year’s Diablo wind events made my skin issues even worse. I didn’t need a weather station to determine just how little moisture was in the air; the dermatologist I’ve seen since I was in my twenties, Dr. Ostreicher, showed me a simple way to check. During one visit, he asked me to lightly scratch my skin and look for a white streak the sign of a dry spot. ....