The Fire and Rain and Smoke Thread

[Ripitz]

RIP

 

[Low Angle Life]

From tonight around 9:30 PM passing the Jennings Creek fire on our way home from visiting family. This exact area saw a fire less than three weeks ago, and this current fire is the most significant one in the region since the autumn dry spell began. Media is reporting 1,800 acres. It's not an immediate concern but, the fire is approaching the Ringwood Mines, where Ford Motor Company dumped millions of gallons of toxic paint sludge that contains lead and antimony.

 

[Peter Minde]

Sad. I've run there a lot.

 

[Ripitz]

The AQI spiked at “Unhealthy” yesterday in NYC, NJ and parts of Long Island.

Satellite images from NOAA show the plume of smoke coming from the fire along the NY/NJ border.

 

[Brownski]

That is terrible news about the Ranger. And that last pic explains what I’ve been seeing. I’ve been aware of the fires but barely smelled a whiff of smoke in spite of living really nearby. Looks like the winds are just carrying it away from me.

 

[raisingarizona]

Sad. I've run there a lot.

The cool thing about that east coast forest is that it comes back really fast. Out here, it starts coming back quickly too but first gen regrowth is a whole different sort of forest and it won’t be the way it once was during our lifetime or even my kids lifetime. I’m getting used to that now too though.

 

[MarzNC]

That is terrible news about the Ranger. And that last pic explains what I’ve been seeing. I’ve been aware of the fires but barely smelled a whiff of smoke in spite of living really nearby. Looks like the winds are just carrying it away from me.

He was young, only 18. NY Times did an article but didn't mention a tree falling as the cause.

 

[TheGreatAbyss]

The cool thing about that east coast forest is that it comes back really fast. Out here, it starts coming back quickly too but first gen regrowth is a whole different sort of forest and it won’t be the way it once was during our lifetime or even my kids lifetime. I’m getting used to that now too though.

I think most East Coast forest is actually new growth from when first settlers pretty much clear cut everything

New as in ~150 years

 

[raisingarizona]

I think most East Coast forest is actually new growth from when first settlers pretty much clear cut everything

New as in ~150 years

Truth. There’s very little natural ecosystems left anywhere in this country. I remind myself about this whenever I’m feeling sad watching places burn. We aren’t nearly as important as we like to believe we are.

 

[saratogahalfday]

From tonight around 9:30 PM passing the Jennings Creek fire on our way home from visiting family. This exact area saw a fire less than three weeks ago, and this current fire is the most significant one in the region since the autumn dry spell began. Media is reporting 1,800 acres. It's not an immediate concern but, the fire is approaching the Ringwood Mines, where Ford Motor Company dumped millions of gallons of toxic paint sludge that contains lead and antimony.

That smoke has reached Saratoga Springs, and it smells truly toxic.