Good lord Scott! Stay safe!
We went through the terrible fire seasons the last couple years and it looks
like this will be another one. My wife and I get involved in large animal
evacuation efforts. The only good news in all this is that last year we bought
a new truck and trailer for the job. (Ford F-350 Flatbed Crew Cab, in case
anyone’s wondering.)
Even when not directly threatened by the fire itself, the air quality issues
can be really horrible. We got a Purple Air monitor and I’m thinking of getting
a second one this year for INSIDE the house.
Masks are a help, but the smoke and soot and poisons still get in your eyes.
Keep well, all!
The Lurker,
Darius
Darius Christopher Dunlap
Half Moon Bay, CA, USA
darius@xxxxxxxxxxx
+1 (415) 828-2951
On Apr 19, 2021, 11:26 AM -0700, Jeanne Vaughn <jeanne.vaughn@xxxxxxxxx>, wrote:
Scott, glad to hear you and your family are at safe distances from the fire.
The damage it's causing is going to be devastating, however. I've been
watching the videos.
We get some pretty nasty fires here as well. Mexico City is set in the Valley
of Mexico, surrounded by mountains and volcanoes. We're #5 on the list of the
largest cities in the world, and with our metropolitan area, there's a
population of 23 million people (9 million in the city by itself). That's
about 20% of the national population.
Further out there's a lot of rural area, and the government doesn't stop the
illegal activity of clearing farm land by burning it, so there are always a
lot of wildfires and bad air right before spring planting. We never used to
have temperatures higher than 26-27º (78-79), but now we're getting up in the
30ºs along with a lot more humidity. I'm worried about what the higher
temperatures are going to do to the wildfires.
BTW, I'm reading one of the best books I've ever read in my life on climate
stuff right now. Kim Stanely Robinson, a sci-fi writer, or cli-fi as they're
now saying, wrote an incredible novel last year, The Ministry for the Future.
I highly recommend it. The Rolling Stone had a great interview with the
author last December:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/the-ministry-for-the-future-interview-kim-stanley-robinson-1101738/
Keep safe,
Jeanne
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 10:58 AM Steve Crane <steve.crane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We are safe, about 45km away from where the fire is. We're also in the
middle of suburbs several kilometres from any natural vegetation. Rory
and Jessica live in the city near the mountain but round the other side
from where this fire is, and I think far enough from the edge of
vegetation to be okay if there's fire on that side.
Steve Crane
about.me/stevecrane
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 at 17:17, Marya F <maryaf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Oh no. And ugh and so sorry. Stay safe. That photo is harrowing!! -
Marya
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 1:40 AM Steve Crane <steve.crane@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Bad fire started yesterday, even came down the mountain into the
university; their library has been destroyed.
https://www.2oceansvibe.com/2021/04/19/all-the-footage-from-cape-towns-monster-fire-including-restaurant-explosion-imagesvideos/
Steve Crane
about.me/stevecrane
