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so, it's fire season with a vengeance
Sep. 27th, 2016 11:27 amThe Soberanes fire, which started July 22, is still burning.
Yesterday afternoon, on my way to work, I spotted a smoke plume a bit south of here in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
And I thought, "I hope they get on that fast."
An hour later, the sky looked like this:
The fire expanded rapidly, driven by a stiff breeze.
By sunset, the sky looked like this:
(yeah, that last one's a bit blurry - low-light mode on my phone kinda sucks. Looked a bit like a smoke dragon in the moment, trust me.)
They're calling it the Loma fire as it is burning on Loma Prieta, right around where the 1989 earthquake's epicenter was.
This is ever so thrilling, as everyone in my family has respiratory problems ranging from mild (me) to severe. We've got our HEPA filters cranked up and all the windows shut (which has its own set of problems - did I mention it's been in the 90s the last couple of days?), but I, at least, have a job in whih I am required to work outside. BLEAH. As if I don't already have enough stuff in my pockets at work, now I'll be carrying my inhalers as well.
Fire season sucks.
Happily, the weatherguessers are saying we have a good chance (60%) of rain by Sunday. I devoutly hope that's true. Dampen the forests and wash all the particulates out of the air so we can breathe again.
Yesterday afternoon, on my way to work, I spotted a smoke plume a bit south of here in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
And I thought, "I hope they get on that fast."
An hour later, the sky looked like this:
The fire expanded rapidly, driven by a stiff breeze.
By sunset, the sky looked like this:
(yeah, that last one's a bit blurry - low-light mode on my phone kinda sucks. Looked a bit like a smoke dragon in the moment, trust me.)
They're calling it the Loma fire as it is burning on Loma Prieta, right around where the 1989 earthquake's epicenter was.
This is ever so thrilling, as everyone in my family has respiratory problems ranging from mild (me) to severe. We've got our HEPA filters cranked up and all the windows shut (which has its own set of problems - did I mention it's been in the 90s the last couple of days?), but I, at least, have a job in whih I am required to work outside. BLEAH. As if I don't already have enough stuff in my pockets at work, now I'll be carrying my inhalers as well.
Fire season sucks.
Happily, the weatherguessers are saying we have a good chance (60%) of rain by Sunday. I devoutly hope that's true. Dampen the forests and wash all the particulates out of the air so we can breathe again.
