Wildfire

[Jackalope]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XR2DhoWsxo4

Less than two days ago, a dumbass teenager or group of teeangers started the Eagle Creek forest fire with fireworks in the scenic Columbia River Gorge, not far from where I live.

I don't know how often the early stages of a forest fire are captured on video, but this one was. It's incredible how quickly it spreads, even considering that it's time lapsed. No doubt due to the wind the area is known for.

As of last night, the blaze has merged with another forest fire which has been burning since July 4th.

[Clueless Morgan]

Repost:
https://atheistforums.org/thread-20825-p...pid1615205

Can't imagine what it must be like there today since our air is so hazy the sunlight's been orangish/yellow for the last few days but our AQI is still moderate.

When I left my office last night it was the first time all day I had been outside.  It smelled smoky in downtown Portland and the AQI maps I saw before I left were showing a big plume of purple coming in from the east.  There continues to be a thick haze over the city.  The sun has been visible in the sky at a salmon-pink orb almost all day for a couple days now.  My coworker and I got out our eclipse glasses to look at the sun and there was so much particulate matter in the air we couldn't see the orb through our glasses - the haze had cut that much light.

This is from twitter:
https://twitter.com/marilyndeutsch/statu...2586317824


The Eagle Creek fire from a plane coming in to PDX.

The fire has spread to Multnomah Falls and fire crews are working to save Multnomah Falls Lodge.

[Joods]

I hope everyone who lives out there, stays as safe as they can. Listen to evacuation orders if they come across your way and keep us posted so we know you're okay.

[Jackalope]

Local news is reporting that the Eagle Creek burn doubled to 20,000 acres as of yesterday evening, and is over 30,000 acres (nearly 50 square miles) as of this morning. It has merged with the much smaller 1,000 acre Indian Creek fire which has been burning for over 2 months.

It appears that the growth is slowing, however.

The U.S. Coast Guard has closed the Columbia River to all traffic from Portland to the Bonneville Dam (approx 50 miles).

[Clueless Morgan]

In case people have never seen the Gorge, this is basically what's on fire right now:













The lodge hasn't burned yet, but it's threatened.  I think I heard they were evacuating as many memorabilia items as they could.

[Jackalope]

Yeah the latest news is that the lodge is still there, but the forest surrounding it has burned.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Do y'all have Chinooks blowing?

[Jackalope]

Last I heard, it's too smoky for aircraft to operate, and in most areas, the terrain is too rugged for ground crews.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Sure looks incredibly rugged. And canyon-fires can spread faster due to the canyon corralling and focusing the winds.

[Clueless Morgan]

Do y'all have Chinooks blowing?

We got dem Chinook Winds...