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Post by 12540dumont on Sept 2, 2017 20:51:30 GMT -5
Oh how I LONG for WINTER, make it cold, wet and dark. 117 degrees F here in San Martin. With Red Flag warnings... my veges are frying on the plants. That slap you heard was my throwing in the towel. It's smoky from the Northern fires so very dry. Humidity this morning was 17%.....
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Post by philagardener on Sept 3, 2017 6:38:01 GMT -5
Sorry it's so hot and dry in so many parts of CA. Wondering if the popcorn will go next . . .
Heard one of the fires spread into an historic Redwood stand. Highly fire resistant trees but so much fuel has accumulated during fire suppression that I gather they are at risk like everything else.
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Post by steev on Sept 3, 2017 17:54:56 GMT -5
The Great Central Valley, as well as the farm valley, has very white air, thanks to fires; prolly good for UV protection, but do I need that crap in my lungs? What's likely to get me first: skin cancer or lung cancer? Oh, well; we aren't really engineered to live as long as I already have; so much for "intelligent design".
Holly: "plant-fried veggies" might fly in foodie Cali.
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Post by William on Sept 4, 2017 7:49:20 GMT -5
Weather here in Montana is wildfire smoke. Tomatoes still doing great.
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Post by prairiegardens on Sept 4, 2017 8:47:29 GMT -5
Don't redwood seeds need fire to germinate? Although if the trees come down who knows if they'd keep the area for them to grow again. It's all such a shame, seems as though most of the west is on fire, certainly BC has been in flames for most of the summer as well. So sad
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Post by steev on Sept 4, 2017 12:43:25 GMT -5
Redwood seeds don't need fire; the ancient grove near Yosemite only burned off the undergrowth, no significant damage to the trees.
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Post by mskrieger on Sept 5, 2017 10:52:39 GMT -5
Hope you all get some rain out West, or at least moist, cooling air. I was shocked to hear it was 106F in SanFran, I thought that was illegal out in Northern Cali  It seems rude to report but we are having a lovely sunny week with highs around 80F and nights around 60F. Rained on Saturday, may rain again midweek. Only hazard is the rip tides threatening the beaches. But I went swimming in the harbor yesterday and it was glorious. Trying to eke out the last of summer before it gets cold and freezes hard. Have a feeling that will happen sooner than later this year. |
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Post by prairiegardens on Sept 5, 2017 14:24:21 GMT -5
We had frost warning last night, the first of the fall. Didn't get any here but not too far away people were mourning not having covered their gardens or finished the harvest.
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Post by rangardener on Sept 5, 2017 17:25:53 GMT -5
It has been too warm and smoky, to put it lightly. Wild fire caused smoke reached hazardous levels here from time to time. I usually only look at the forecast for our location, but upon looking at the Canadian National Wildfire Smoke Model [https://weather.gc.ca/firework/firework_anim_e.html?type=em&utc=00] I was totally shocked. (Try the animation for the 48 h forecast.)
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Post by steev on Sept 5, 2017 23:36:02 GMT -5
MsKrieger: surely no-one here resents your good fortune; we all get our turns of both ends of the stick; I admit that I am grateful not to live in East Texas, nor do I envy what may be in store for Florida; best wishes to all more impacted by the shitty end of the stick than recently myself; really, I only had a plague of locusts and record temps, relatively minor aggravations, not at all comparable to hurricanes. Even when the Big One hits, here in Cali, I expect to enjoy it, depending on where I am, at the time: Rock and Roll, baby! I know, there will be damages and people will suffer losses, but it's no secret that it's coming, and we must deal with it both in preparation and after the fact.
Nevertheless, I will be really stoked in the moment of the event, if it happens while I'm around; wow! to experience such a paroxysm of Our Great Mother! Plate tectonics doing its thing; we being scarcely bacteria compared to the magnitude of this process; gotta keep our insignificance in perspective.
Regarding Global Climate Change: we are at fault, but not in charge; there are processes greater than our power to control, and they aren't pleased with us; it seems we're starting to get spanked, and not in a fun way.
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Post by RpR on Sept 6, 2017 15:25:42 GMT -5
Cool here.
Mid sixties daytime and mid forties at night.
Not rare but still not normal and too coo, too early.
Geese started flocking by the end of July so that is not normal.
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Post by walt on Sept 6, 2017 17:05:01 GMT -5
Geese flocking here too. Though some flocks don't go further south in the winter. They do organize into flocks. Snuggle for warmth maybe.
First dip into the 40ss tonight and again tomorrow night. Then up again. Last night was the first in months that I closed my windows before going to bed.
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Post by reed on Sept 7, 2017 15:14:02 GMT -5
Our geese hang around in flocks all year but do congregate a little more in winter. Then they go up and fly around in different directions. Ya might see a big flock going south and a big one going north the same day. Or maybe it's the same one just going for a spin, who knows?
Our weird cool spell continues, 49 f this morning and supposed to be low 50's high 40's next few nights with day time highs in low 70's.
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Post by steev on Sept 7, 2017 17:48:46 GMT -5
Cool and sprinkles today; only a trace of water, but the air seems cleaner.
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Post by richardw on Sept 10, 2017 14:28:29 GMT -5
After a very early start to spring yesterday saw a brief return to winter with a strong southerly change along with some thunder and small hail. Today should see the sun again before the warmer foehn winds tomorrow. Spring- up and down sorta weather.
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