There is so much smoke being generated that I think it will circle the globe. We are socked in again today. Tomorrow it will be a week.
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CaptSpiff
Minister of Fire
Global cooling? This climate change is complicated.
Hey, just trying to keep it light. If you ain't smiling you'd be crying.
My wife e-mailed that it's chilly in MA today. Reduced temperatures due to the smoke.
If anyone is interested in protecting their home from wildfire google Firewise. Most states have their own program, but there is a national program as well lead by NFPA. Firefighters, structural and wildland, triage structures during these events. If it is indefensible, like having cedar shakes, they won't even try.
Global Dimming (rather than cooling) from airborne particles blocking sunlight is well documented. It was validated pretty strongly when all domestic flights were grounded after 9-11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_dimmingGlobal cooling? This climate change is complicated.
Hey, just trying to keep it light. If you ain't smiling you'd be crying.
Our morning sun. Looks like the smoke will be with us tomorrow too. :-( Temps are down about 10º still. Folks are getting stir crazy having to stay indoors so long. I went out with an N95 mask to water plants and pick tomatoes for about 30 minutes. That was enough.
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Sawset
Minister of Fire
Wonder how this all compares to Tambora.
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Sawset
Minister of Fire
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I had to drive through a local burn yesterday. I was amazed at the number of structures that had burned areas within 10 yards or so, and the structure was unscathed The firefighters did a darn good job.
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Grizzerbear
Minister of Fire
Just got home from work and had to take a pic of the haze of smoke in the air here. I noticed it in town today and wished I had got a pic there because it is a lot more open ground to get a perspective. I did the math and all the fires in california in 2020 has burned roughly ten times the acreage as the county I live in (dallas). Friggin unreal.
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I feel for you folks. Hope the rains settle things down. It is so sad to see these fires ripping through some of my favorite areas in OR. Your area is beautiful.
There is no maximum limit. It's the count of particles in the air. For smoke it is PM2.5 that is used for the AQI. The ratings stop at 500, but it definitely can go much higher. Canby and Robson OR had days in the low 700s. That is around what we experienced in Dehli during Diwali when they are firing off millions of fireworks. At that point the rating is - Yer damn crazy to be breathing this crap.
It got 500 in chelan this week too so I figured that was the top. So really, the hazardous category is 300 to infinity!
Riteway
Burning Hunk
Same here! Air quality is finally down to 165 and we were just outside. Such a relief, hopefully the rain comes in strong and puts a dent in the fires.
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It's been getting hazy here the last couple days. Today was pretty bad, couldn't see the sky and the sun was orange. Our solar system was producing at about half capacity. Smoky again tomorrow but clearing a bit for Sunday.
Yay! We're in the green!
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The smoke cleared last night with thunderstorms blowing through. It is so nice to have windows open today!
The smoke cleared last night with thunderstorms blowing through. It is so nice to have windows open today!
I was gone before the sun was up and back after dark, but it rained last night and this morning so hopefully tomorrow will be somewhat clear. I have to haul hay and grade the drive, so a nice day would be great.
It was pretty much a smoke free day. I worked out in it all day. I hauled hay, graded the driveway, took some tree root humps out of the lawn, dug up the septic tank for a pumping, and cleaned out the goat pen. It was nice to be able to both breathe and work.
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