California & Oregon wildfires (and now Washington, too)

By artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 1:49am |

https://t.co/IyAM5S2GEj
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) September 9, 2020

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https://www.latimes.com/wildfires-map/

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And the media is almost ignoring it, as usual, only CBS has it currently on their from page, and below is a list of stories the other major companies think is more important. Maybe having all the big news outlets based only in two cities on the same coast isn’t the greatest idea. pic.twitter.com/9Ury4WCNXi
— Zach Wilson (@televisionaryZW) September 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 1:52am

report from SW Portland area:

While we are not currently in direct danger ourselves, we live in a SW suburb of Portland and there are six active, multi-alarm fires around us. The closest HS to us is an evacuation center. Air quality is horrendous.
— Bill Reynolds (@bill0004) September 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 1:55am

Twitter news section: Fires are burning across Oregon

18 minutes ago Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires spread across Oregon

Several towns were issued mandatory evacuation orders as unprecedented wildfires grew across the state. Governor Kate Brown urged everyone to follow evacuation orders and approved an emergency conflagration declaration for several fires including Beachie Creek, Lionshead, and Holiday Farm.

Video via @CPitawanichKGW

This is nuts. Downtown Stayton at 12:22pm. Be safe, everyone. #KGW #Oregon #Fire #Smoke #LionsheadFire @KGWNews pic.twitter.com/ff4MKKU4qm
— Christine Pitawanich (@CPitawanichKGW) September 8, 2020

MUCH MORE.....

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 2:01am

Trending on twitter: MEDFORD

The #GlendowerFire is burning through densely populated areas of the Medford metro area tonight which is home to tens of thousands of people. Evacuations are now in place for much of the city of Medford. #ORwx #wildfires pic.twitter.com/xCyuQQsQHj
— US StormWatch (@GreatWinter2017) September 9, 2020

Medford, Oregon is being impacted by a large fire and mandatory evacuations are underway on the South side of the city. pic.twitter.com/VIiUHlDDar
— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) September 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 2:05am

This is Talent, OR where my parents live. They have evacuated. It will take a miracle so save their home. 62 years of memories. So if you are the praying kind, for them and everyone whose house and business is still standing from Ashland to Medford. pic.twitter.com/S7HegvCkH6
— Kel Weinhold (@kelweinhold) September 9, 2020

Holy shit, I'm praying. My deceased spouse's widowed mother (my spouse was her firstborn) and one brother lost their houses in Paradise and Magalia in 2018. Because it was safer and even though she missed her friends, mom went to live with divorced baby bro in: Medford! It's like a curse. She lived in a lot of places over her life (husband was a college coach) but comes from San Francisco family going back to the 19th century. How much tragedy is enough for one family?

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 2:15am

got a quick personal reply to an email. Medford is BAD. His house is (was?) on SW side:

. ..We were evacuated and so booked to friends North. It was a snail crawl. We were at our “safe house” for about an hour and were evacuated again. Can you believe?! We are hunkered down. Thanks for thinking of us.... We are safe. Can you believe this?!.

I note Oregon is on Cuomo's quarantine list, so the covid situation is not hunky dory there while this is going on.

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 3:56am

Another view of the smoke closing in on #Portland tonight. Wildfires are lining the I-5 corridor it seems from here in NW Oregon all the way down to Southern Oregon tonight. pic.twitter.com/yVOB4a3dsq
— Anne Campolongo KPTV (@annecweather) September 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 3:02am

There's so much burning right now on the West Coast.

Just dreadful satellite imagery. pic.twitter.com/TkdvHW7PKN
— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) September 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 3:26am

I checked all the major news outlets and NO ONE is reporting about how the entire west coast is on fire. Please STOP reporting Trump's stupid press conferences and tell the world about this! https://t.co/jXJF30EaEo
— Alexandria Villaseñor (@AlexandriaV2005) September 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 4:40am

super-speed video of drive by local weatherman from Portland to Salem on I-5, 8 hrs. ago

@fox12weather @fox12oregon @MarkNelsenKPTV @annecweather @BMacTV a glimpse of the road and sky as @BridgetChavezTV and I make our way down to Salem via the 5. pic.twitter.com/TDyvFgpslH
— Omar G (@DontPokedaBear) September 8, 2020

big section of I-5 in Oregon was closed 3 hrs. ago:

Looking at @TripCheckS_OR tonight.... this entire stretch of I-5 seems to be closed. All the red x's are off ramps that are closed tonight. The fires today have been burning right along the I-5 corridor. pic.twitter.com/UutRIWfv9j
— Anne Campolongo KPTV (@annecweather) September 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 4:06am

#PrayforOregon now trending on Twitter, with many pictures; one example:

This photo is from Salem today.

It was taken at noon.

With absolutely NO FILTER. #OregonFires #PrayForOregon pic.twitter.com/V64kQonuGa
— Jason (@Jason_Solstice) September 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 5:22am

"A Nuclear Winter over Bay Area"

Unbelievable images out of the Bay Area today: 'A Nuclear Winter’ Over Bay Area, as Wildfires Blot Out the Sun https://t.co/8R1ynqJ7Vf
— Julie Bloom (@Julesm_b) September 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 4:25pm

He's in the Bay Area:

Going to drive toward the coast under Martian skies on dark, empty highways in a muddy Jeep just to feel alive.
— Antonio García Martínez (@antoniogm) September 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 9:17pm

Have friends who own a winery in Napa. So far they are doing "well". Fire has not impacted the winery property. Have a store in downtown Napa that does curbside pickup and shipping. No in-person dining or tasting due to COVID. The family has seen nothing like this in 40 years in Napa and Chile's Valley. Stressful times.

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 4:46pm

Napa Valley Wine Academy in downtown Napa City just had an interview with a winemaker from Napa

Napa City sky is orange with ash falling.

Most of the white grapes have been harvested

Concern is about smoke interacting with the grape pulp, tainting the wine

Red grapes are still on the vine

If fire reaches the actual vines, the vines can act as a firebreak because they contain water

If fire damages the vines, it may not be be detected for 1-2 years, the sign will be poor sap production.

High end red grapes will be picked by hand to exclude smoke taint grapes (can't be done by machine)

Crop and wine available this harvest will be decreased

This a obviously a global phenomenon

California winemakers are learning some of the tricks used by Australian winemakers during their fire outbreak.

A viewpoint from one impacted industry

Note: The harvest is occurring during COVID, so social distancing rules apply

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 6:39pm

Just ran across this just published vineyard-specific article

Oregon and Washington are also on fire and their grapegrowers are also worrying about smoke.

Of course they are. It's 2020. Sigh. https://t.co/DhqojACmtr
— W. Blake Gray (@wblakegray) September 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 8:47pm

Thanks for the link

The extent of the fires is noted by the fact that Oregon vineyards are in the western side of the state while vineyards in Washington are on the eastern side of the state. Eastern Washington is almost like a desert. Lots of job losses. and properly damage.

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 9:43pm

I looked it up, population 18,000. Where are they gonna go?

BREAKING:

entire city of Central Point

LEVEL 3 GO NOW!#TableOverpassFire
— MedfordAlert (@MedfordALERT) September 9, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 8:35pm

Washington Fire Danger Map: #wxopsfire #wafiredanger pic.twitter.com/g7YcUp3Ysf
— WxOps_fire (@WxOps_fire) September 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 8:43pm

The green in the west is to the west of the Cascades. Rain water gets dumped in the west before it reaches the eastern part of the state. Once you get the pat the Cascade Mountains you are in hot, dry country.

by rmrd0000 on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 7:25am

The Cold Springs Fire has burned about 163,000 near Omak, Washington.https://t.co/hoq4ywPOkv
— Brooke Wolford (@brookewRealTime) September 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 09/09/2020 - 8:49pm

Just in Clackamas County Oregon alone are 4 major fires. Half of the county is on level 3 alert= Get out now. Wildfires in Clackamas County threaten more than 600 homes and other structures; thousands of people ordered to evacuate https://t.co/Mvk6dRGYG7
— Truth Seeker (@DOGSOVERPEOPLE9) September 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 1:58am

Mt Hood NF officials say fire now 110,000 acres and moving west - Riverside fire near Estacada spans 40,000 acres https://t.co/AmK8r3nYRH #Oregonfires #Oregon #Portland #PDX #ClackamasCounty #LakeOswego #MillCity #Bend #Oregoncity #Salem #Westlinn #Orpol #Molalla #PrayForOregon
— Mark Kirchmeier (@MarkKirchmeier) September 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 2:01am

Barack Obama:

The fires across the West Coast are just the latest examples of the very real ways our changing climate is changing our communities. Protecting our planet is on the ballot. Vote like your life depends on it—because it does. pic.twitter.com/gKGegXWxQu
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 3:09am

The Horror continues:

More than 3,100 personnel are battling the #NorthComplex #Fire in California:

• 244,203 acres have burned
• 7 more fatalities in Butte County
• Anthropologists are joining the search for human remains

I’ll have live reports starting at 11a EDT / 8a PDT on AccuWeather pic.twitter.com/u0viClYgB0
— Bill Wadell (@BillWadell) September 11, 2020

#BREAKING #NorthComplexFire update: 7 more fatalities confirmed in #ButteCounty, raising fire death toll to 10 https://t.co/90Sf91Q4zM pic.twitter.com/9uvWy94ST8
— KPIX 5 (@KPIXtv) September 11, 2020

The largest of the state's wildfires, the August Complex fire, is now California's largest wildfire on record, burning 471,185 acres since Aug. 17. The blaze began as 37 different fires before each merged into the massive group. https://t.co/6asjiVwYHv
— LEX 18 News (@LEX18News) September 11, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 5:32am

so portland faces potential evacuation and white house response appears to be "sucks to be you" https://t.co/bbNOoIUabg
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 11, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 8:11am

I didn't think the satellite images of the West Coast fires could get more jaw-dropping and alarming. I was wrong. The smoke has been wrapped at least 1,000 miles west into a cyclone, and also is wafting far southeast, over Ariz. pic.twitter.com/U1fQqaX0MG
— Andrew Freedman (@afreedma) September 11, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 1:35pm

“People need to know that there’s brighter days ahead,” Superman said, “and that we can get through this together if we try hard enough.” #OregonFires2020 #oregonfires https://t.co/MyaQQb0WRy
— Beth Nakamura (@bethnakamura) September 11, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 5:03pm

WaPo analysis on Trump's lack of interest:

"The president’s relative silence on the West’s wildfire crisis matches up with his relative silence on three other issues: the struggles of Democratic-led states, climate change, and crises that require empathy."https://t.co/U49C8Ll54Z
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) September 11, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 09/11/2020 - 6:18pm

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