“Multiple mega fires burning more than three million acres. Millions of residents smothered in toxic air. Rolling blackouts and triple-digit heat waves. “Climate change, in the words of one scientist, is smacking California in the face,” reports the New York Times. (Alternate URL here.) The crisis in the nation’s most populous state is more than just an accumulation of individual catastrophes….
Tag: Wildfires
Why are skies so red over the U.S. West this week?
Perhaps you’ve seen the photos of the eerie red skies over San Francisco and other cities in the U.S. West this week as massive ongoing wildfires rage. But why red exactly? Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/why-skies-look-red-when-there-are-wildfires…
Stark new imagery reveals the scary extent of West Coast wildfires
Smoke blankets the West Coast in the new images. Source: https://www.livescience.com/west-coast-wildfires-seen-from-space.html
‘Apocalyptic’ skies across U.S. West this week
Video of the weirdly orange skies across the U.S. West this week, created by massive wildfires that incinerated several communities in Oregon in the past 2 days and blotted out the sun in San Francisco yesterday. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/apocalyptic-red-skies-u-s-west-early-sept-2020…
Record-breaking 2.2 million acres burned by California wildfires
California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state ablaze. Source: https://www.livescience.com/california-wildfires-record-breaking.html
Zombie wildfires are blazing through the Arctic, causing record burning
Arctic wildfires are releasing large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. Source: https://www.livescience.com/zombie-wildfires-burn-arctic.html
California Wildfires Destroy Hidden Hill Observatory
New submitter fx4m writes: Historic Lick Observatory in California survived the current massive wildfires, but the nearby, much smaller Hidden Hill Observatory, run my the Tri-Valley Stargazers Astronomy Club, was not so lucky. The building, large amateur-built telescope, accessories, and electronics were all completely destroyed. Much of the assets of the science public outreach and education based non-profit organization went up…
Historic California wildfires likely fuelled by climate change
For the fourth year in a row, California is experiencing major wildfires – likely because climate change has left the region unusually hot and dry, say researchers Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2252765-historic-california-wildfires-likely-fuelled-by-climate-change/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Wildfire sunsets and sunrises
The western half of North America is getting some spectacular sunrises and sunsets now, as wildfires rage. Photos here from the EarthSky Community. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-wildfire-sunsets-us-west-aug-sep-2020…
Astronaut spots California wildfires from space, sends ‘thoughts and prayers’ to victims
California is on fire, with more than 360 individual blazes scorching across the state. Unsurprisingly, the effects are visible from space. Source: https://www.livescience.com/california-wildfires-astronaut-space-photo-august-2020.html