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My world is on fire

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:03 pm
by Jonathan
http://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/interactivema ... 91c74c79ea

When the winds come from the east, we can smell the smoke and the air quality is so bad that the government recommends we limit our outdoor activities. Mostly our wind comes from the west, but geez.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:09 pm
by Jonathan
http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/08/03/po ... ire-smoke/

Well, right now the air quality is "Unhealthy" which still means limiting outdoor activity but the previous time this happened it was "Very Unhealthy."

On the downside, the wind has been blowing steadily from Canada for days. Cool your shit, Canada.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:43 pm
by Alan
That's some crazy weather you've been having.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:27 am
by Jonathan
Weather forecast for today: 87 degrees, Smoke.

Fucking Canada.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:43 pm
by quantus
Jonathan wrote:Weather forecast for today: 87 degrees, Smoke.

Fucking Canada.
At least you're not in the part of Texas where the forecast was 50" of rain within a few days?

You're complaining as if Canada was protesting Trump by setting itself on fire.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 11:11 pm
by Jonathan
WHAT PROOF DO WE HAVE THAT THEY DIDN'T

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:38 am
by Alan
The NY Times has a feature comparing how much rain Houston has gotten with average rainfall in your area. Houston has had 6 years worth of San Diego rainfall in the past week.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:25 pm
by quantus
Alan wrote:The NY Times has a feature comparing how much rain Houston has gotten with average rainfall in your area. Houston has had 6 years worth of San Diego rainfall in the past week.
Houston should grow a rainforest.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:20 pm
by Jonathan
Some kid set off some fireworks in the Columbia River Gorge.

http://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/ind ... ernig.html
http://www.khq.com/story/36285551/where ... ern-states

Nice, artisanal, local American fires. Like God intended!

Air quality index is back up to "Unhealthy". Not far from "Very Unhealthy!" We have a little light ashfall Monday but no real accumulation.
The Portland area, meanwhile, saw up to an inch of ash from the fires.
Hoping the local kids get a fire day from school?

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:06 pm
by quantus
If you want to see the data in real time:
http://aqicn.org/map/usa/#@g/35.3721/-113.2031/3z

Looks like China may be better off than Portland... Or is it:
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/755525.shtml
Qiu Qihong, an engineer of the Beijing Environmental Monitoring Center, said US and China use the same function to determine AQI figures from six different pollutants. However, he explained that the UStates uses a stricter system to determine what numbers to plug into the AQI formula. The formula requires a range of values of PM2.5 to calculate the number, and the US and China are using different ways to determine this range.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:46 pm
by Jonathan
This time we're importing our ash from California...

Thanks?

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:36 pm
by quantus
Jonathan wrote:This time we're importing our ash from California...

Thanks?
You're welcome. Luckily, the bay area's micro climate has been pushing all the ash up and over us, so the air quality hasn't been as bad... We have orangy/hazy skies though which are kinda weird looking.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:46 pm
by Jonathan
Yeah it's hazy as shit still this far north. Harder to smell, though.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:25 pm
by Jonathan
Well, shit. Maybe I can blame Canada again? My eyes are stinging.

https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon ... r-quality/

I was in SC last Thursday and you could see blue sky overhead. This I guess is something else?

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 2:18 am
by quantus
Jonathan wrote:Well, shit. Maybe I can blame Canada again? My eyes are stinging.

https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon ... r-quality/

I was in SC last Thursday and you could see blue sky overhead. This I guess is something else?
The cold air in the bay area keeps the smoke either high up or even pushes it east.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 5:11 pm
by Jonathan
Just casually staring at the sun today because the haze is so thick. I believe this is courtesy of southern Oregon? It's exhausting keeping track.

On the plus side, it's been a great summer for strawberries.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 3:09 am
by Jonathan
https://photos.app.goo.gl/H4XCFEvJPj6uQkXm9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JrEarDTYr5VaEMS6A

Couple photos outside my office about 90 minutes before sunset.

No cloud cover or mist today. Just... smoke.

Re: My world is on fire

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 7:16 pm
by quantus
Even Tesla was on fire: https://electrek.co/2018/08/23/tesla-fa ... ling-tent/

Well, a pile of cardboard in some non-production area