Glowing Red & Ashes Falling: The National Weather Service Explains the Region’s Apocalyptic Skies
First, Tonkin emphasized the sheer magnitude of fire activity currently occurring in the region, including the August Complex, Red Salmon Complex, Willits’s Oak Fire, and fires in Southern Oregon.
Tonkin explained that the smoke output of these fires dramatically increased over the last 48 hours as temperatures peaked, relative humidity decreased, and the wind speeds picked up.
This increase in smoke output and shift in winds coming from the Northeast has created the perfect conditions for the Mendocino and Humboldt skies to be inundated with wildfire smoke, Tonkin said.
Tonkin did recognize that the fires emitting the smoke now blanketing the region have been burning for many weeks. He said it was the directional shift of those winds that led to the smoke dispersing over Humboldt and Mendocino Counties.
Tonkin reassured the community that though the region has gone through a rough couple days with smoke, heat, low humidity, the forecast calls for relative humidity improvement, lower temperatures, and a shift in the wind blowing westward.
The National Weather Service encourages all residents to stay indoors because “[w]ildfire smoke can harm you in multiple ways. Smoke can hurt your eyes, irritate your respiratory system, and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases.”
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A very storm of Mordor. Well, the vile plumes will continue as the orcs march towards the White house lead by their evil chieftain, Kamala.
Kamala is not in the WH
WTF is wrong with you? People are losing their homes and many more of us are suffocating in this smoke. And there you are, injecting mindless politics into the mix.
I hope Biden whips Trumps ass. Then maybe people like you will shut the fuck up.
Thank you. I agree
And what is wrong with YOU? You criticize someone else for “injecting mindless politics into the mix” and then turn around and do the same, except in language exhibiting a whole lot less “mind” than the original commenter.
At least you are rightfully expecting that if our President were to lose to Biden his supporters would have enough class to leave well enough alone. Unlike the sore Hillary losers who are still moaning about a four-year old election!
As you add a political barb in closing. Isn’t that what you wrote in about?
I usually hate political commentary on local stories, but that was amusing. (And accurate)
Oh give me a break! We have the orange grifter megalomaniac in the white house and you want to diss on Kamala? You are a faux news watcher if I ever heard one. The facts are Fox news watchers are less informed about reality than people who watch no news at all.
What about Kamala coming from slave owner ancestry???
You do know that most slave owners were also rapists, do you not?
What about camel lady saying she’s proud of Jacob Blake? Was that touching or what? I mean, it really moved me…. how about you guys.
But the name-callers and stereotypers like you, those are the smart and informed ones?
Thanks for telling us that Kamala (the Goddess) and Joe (the White Knight) will win office and save the U.S.A. Hooray!
They couldn’t save anyone. All they use is their mouths.
Are you seriously making this claim given who is currently in the White House? He is nothing but mouth and not a word of it is truthful or anything but self-serving. But go ahead and keep drinking his Kool-Aid – he and his ilk are playing you and your ilk like foolish puppets.
The lesser of two Evils comes to mind.
The left’s support of controlled and paid Anarchy on the streets is the line in the sand.
The technocrats are going to put us all on an extended lockdown for our safety.
We are witnessing a cultural revolution right before our eyes.
This is absolutely being war gamed by the billionaires and their minions.
Exactly!
Will wearing a face mask help? https://www.healthline.com/health-news/can-masks-really-protect-from-wildfire-smoke#1
Surgical masks- no. N95- yes with caveats.
You can wear cloth masks with filters. That’s why Chinese people wear them in Beijing: air pollution.
Wildland fire smoke is different. Masks can break particles smaller, lodging in your lungs deeper. This is why Wildland firefighters don’t wear masks on the fireline. The USFS has had doctors study this for years. The masks that can filter out the particles, are too hot and heavy and can cause heat exaustion. Whoever invents a lightweight Wildland smoke mask that blocks particles will be a millionaire.
The combination of the smoke and the Coastal fog here in the Fort Bragg area has caused a significant temperature drop – first time all year I need a sweater. And the orange light is making the seasonal redwood leaf die-off make the trees look half-dead. Very disturbing.
It’s chilly in Willow Creek this morning too.
On the other hand, the red filter of smoke made all the greens look black but made the apples on trees stand out. I have a bumper crop!
Staying inside seems to help. At least it doesn’t smell like a campfire
The eye of Sauron sees all in the land or Mordor.
Q army rise up
Oh give me a break! We have the orange grifter megalomaniac in the white house and you want to diss on Kamala? You are a faux news watcher if I ever heard one. The facts are Fox news watchers are less informed about reality than people who watch no news at all.
Did Orange man do this too?
valley residents receiving debit cards, letters with wrong name as EDD investigates payment fraud
Tell me there won’t be mail in voter fraud.
Over 9 million people in California have filed unemployment claims during the pandemic.
Many have complained about how long it has taken the EDD to process their claim.
But now, a growing number of people in the Valley and around the state have received letters – even debit cards – with the wrong names on them.
https://abc30.com/edd-payment-fraud-investigate-investigation/6402850/
Nope not Fox news.
Missing your checks? Well they even went to Florida along with your social security numbers. And… Gavin just signed for more $300.00 checks to go out.
I don’t know how much clearer God can be in telling us to stay indoors, social distance, and wear a mask when outdoors.
Hahahahaha. Wow. Like God did this….smh
And I am religious person to boot to.
God talking? More like human-caused climate catastrophe made visible.
“The earliest wildfire smouldered approximately 419 million years ago during the Silurian period, when oxygen levels may have been higher than today’s. ” https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-wildfire/
Funny how with covid green house gases have fallen by roughly 20percent globally this year yet we have these fires and they are saying it still isn’t enough. Well I gotta tell you with the rate of population increase cutting green house emissions by even 50 percent won’t save anyone. So that means population control . Set a age limit for health care set birth limits and of course stop drinking almond milk as it takes roughly 3 gallons of water to produce one almond
Staying indoors is NOT a recommendation for avoiding covid-19 by anyone. Social distancing is harder inside. Wearing a face mask- maybe but there is no benefit in that if you are staying inside by yourself anyway.
Bonnie Blue.
I’m not religious, but I am a believer.
Actually God said if you denied him there would be plagues, pestilence, earthquakes, famine and more.
But if you repent ( honestly see the errors of you ways and change your mind and heart) he will forgive and restore your nation.
Now He’s showing us, but it’s not to late.
Not many left that humble…. even though every one has sinned. Everyone!
In the mist of fire is a good time to call on him…try it you just might like it.
The demons seethe when you say these things… cause deep down they know it’s true.
Repent ye heathen Kali-Kommunists while there is still time!!!
& cloth face coverings only work against covid…
y dont they drop some chemy chem trails on us an make it rain💸💸💸
I live in Willits and what seems to be 4pm is 12am..no sun or no light..at least PD&E is keeping the power on..
Video of Happy Camp today
https://www.siskiyoudaily.com/videos/news/2020/09/10/slater-fire-devastation-happy-camp/5766273002/
All a bunch of lames lames. Smh