The trees die because light and air can't get through to the leaves.
By the time the air gets here its hot and dry.
It had to be; how could air get through if water couldn't?
You usually know when that kind of storm is coming, because the air gets close.
"So how did the air get there in the first place?"
When they went down the road the air was getting pleasant.
Of course, when he did that, more air got in.
No air gets in, which means the wine can last for days.
You know the the air can't get into the ground to let the grass grow.
Let the air get on with doing what it has to.