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Retrograde

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11. It's a little better today

Reply to deurbano (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 01:28 PM

Oct 2017

I'm about 35 miles s of San Francisco, and yesterday it seemed as if the fires were close by: hazy, low visibility, acrid smoke in the air. The smoke smell isn't as strong today, and I can see to the end of the street. But it gives some indication of the size and expanse of the fires that they can be sensed close to 100 miles away.

I hope your friends stay safe, as well as all the rest of the people up north.

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Whole towns evacuated as Northern California firestorm grows; at least 23 people dead, 285 missing [View all] DonViejo Oct 2017 OP

My friend's sister is a judge from Santa Rosa -- her house burned to the ground. byronius Oct 2017 #1

Just horrible Marthe48 Oct 2017 #4

My daughters house burnt too marlakay Oct 2017 #24

and if these fires merge..... dhill926 Oct 2017 #2

A few small ones are popping up to the east. DK504 Oct 2017 #3

The tankers are here Downtown Hound Oct 2017 #7

but are the feds there helping? questionseverything Oct 2017 #12

Last I heard there are 8,00 firefighters from all over battling the fire Downtown Hound Oct 2017 #13

Feds Are helping hardluck Oct 2017 #14

ty for info questionseverything Oct 2017 #21

Luckily, there aren't big fires in other states right now More_Cowbell Oct 2017 #17

ty for info questionseverything Oct 2017 #22

The winds and the thickness of the smoke have made fighting the fires from overhead LeftyMom Oct 2017 #10

My husband and daughters say the air quality in San Francisco is horrible. deurbano Oct 2017 #5

It's a little better today Retrograde Oct 2017 #11

I'm near Oakland and the air was very bad yesterday... Rollo Oct 2017 #15

They said on TV today that the air quality is worse than Beijing during their bad days. NBachers Oct 2017 #26

And still not a word from President Moron. Initech Oct 2017 #6

He is horrible bdamomma Oct 2017 #19

Personally I would leave California until next year Not Ruth Oct 2017 #8

But but football players are taking a knee during the anthem! Lokilooney Oct 2017 #9

what the heck is fueling the fires? is california covered with invasive 'cheatgrass'? or brush? Sunlei Oct 2017 #16

Five years of drought making things dry, and a lot of rain last season making things grow More_Cowbell Oct 2017 #18

That States changed a lot in 250 years. Sunlei Oct 2017 #20

The state always burns hardluck Oct 2017 #23

That area has a ton of dry oaks marlakay Oct 2017 #25

May I put in a word of support for our animal friends? spiderpig Oct 2017 #27

Wow. That seems like an unusually high number of deaths and missing people. xor Oct 2017 #28

Not really. Firestorms are like Tsunamis in rural canyon areas. haele Oct 2017 #29