dendrite Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Just now, HoarfrostHubb said: Are you considering that social media is causing more fires or that people are talking about it more on that? Im just saying personally I don’t recall it happening as much where I could see and smell it. I’m sure it has happened in the past (like you mentioned 2002) but it seems to be more frequent and with longer duration I think it’s more hyped. But I think there’s more fires being started by people too…not necessarily because of social media. Just more people and more people getting out into the outdoors and not listening to Smokey the Bear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago More pics etc from 2002 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/2596/smoke-from-canadian-fires-blankets-eastern-us 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Polar vortexes and heat domes happen every year. But they came and went and we went on with our lives. Now everything is hyped and made out to be a huge deal. It’s a little hazy and smelly but it’s 5-7 mile vis in the worst spots. More annoying than impactful. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 4 minutes ago, dendrite said: I think it’s more hyped. But I think there’s more fires being started by people too…not necessarily because of social media. Just more people and more people getting out into the outdoors and not listening to Smokey the Bear. I haven't seen any good study on it, but we were wondering if there has been upticks in lightning activity in the boreal zone of Canada. The clustering seems awfully close together to be firebugs intentionally starting them, but more akin to a bunch of lightning starts. Similar to what happened in Big Sur back a few years ago. But we know there have been bad seasons up there in the past. There are reports of ash up to thy knickers. Or at least the sun blotted out by smoke in the old weather records. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago This is how you run a smoke day 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 6 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Are you implying that social media is causing more fires or that people are talking about it more on that? Im just saying personally I don’t recall it happening as much where I could see and smell it. I’m sure it has happened in the past (like you mentioned 2002) but it seems to be more frequent and with longer duration 2023-25 look like the worst since the mid 1990s https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/06/expect-a-long-summer-of-wildfire-smoke-for-north-america/ 1 minute ago, dendrite said: Polar vortexes and heat domes happen every year. But they came and went and we went on with our lives. Now everything is hyped and made out to be a huge deal. It’s a little hazy and smelly but it’s 5-7 mile vis in the worst spots. More annoying than impactful. I agree in part. It’s very true that things are more hyped, but the increasing frequency and extent of these events (heat and smoke) do matter. Today may not be the worst but we have had some smoke events in recent years that were very impactful on air quality. Obviously not the 80s lol but a whole generation (or two) doesn’t have that frame of reference of very poor air quality physiologically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 4 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: I haven't seen any good study on it, but we were wondering if there has been upticks in lightning activity in the boreal zone of Canada. The clustering seems awfully close together to be firebugs intentionally starting them, but more akin to a bunch of lightning starts. Similar to what happened in Big Sur back a few years ago. Yeah I believe it. I haven’t looked into the origins of these. And I’m not insinuating arson…just the ol’ “oopsy I thought I had it out” deal. I won’t claim to be an expert on this. Maybe I’m totally full of shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 4 minutes ago, dendrite said: Yeah I believe it. I haven’t looked into the origins of these. And I’m not insinuating arson…just the ol’ “oopsy I thought I had it out” deal. I won’t claim to be an expert on this. Maybe I’m totally full of shit. I do think part of the problem with this year is some of these fires never went out from last year. Like they smoldered in some peat bog overwinter and then erupted this spring again. Also they recently traced a fire start back to an osprey that dropped a fish on a wire that sparked. So it's really easy to start a fire when it's dry. Hell I've even done some dumb shit trying to take care of brush in my fire pit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, Torch Tiger said: Nasty day in se nh. Who wanted this and why? Can we 15 yr old hype like this? Hazy sun 80 degrees oh the humanity 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, Typhoon Tip said: mm...starting to smack like the high temperatures today will take a hit because of smoke. Definitely going to take a hit in Western Mass. The smoke is getting heavier as the day goes on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Holy smokes Smoke em if you got em Heavy heavy smoke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Heading to the Andrea tomorrow. Enjoy I have been a lot with this perfect weather 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, OceanStWx said: I do think part of the problem with this year is some of these fires never went out from last year. Like they smoldered in some peat bog overwinter and then erupted this spring again. Yeah. They’re trying to fight them too. I say let them go and burn hot like they naturally would. Finish off all of that dry, dead wood and stop the smoldering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said: Holy smokes Smoke em if you got em Heavy heavy smoke Pic? Can you smell it? Just hazy beautiful day here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago We smell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Just now, dendrite said: Yeah. They’re trying to fight them too. I say let them go and burn hot like they naturally would. Finish off all of that dry, dead wood and stop the smoldering. Watched an excellent story on woodland fires and prescribed burning. Now that adults are running things,we will see a massive effort to clear dead wood and burning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Holy smokes Smoke em if you got em Heavy heavy smoke The official AQI numbers seem too low. Very heavy smoke down in Northampton and the network of home monitors is in the red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago We haze we tan we pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kdxken Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Noticabley more smog as you near Smoke Tiger's hood. Must be the wider exhaust pipes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 26 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: I haven't seen any good study on it, but we were wondering if there has been upticks in lightning activity in the boreal zone of Canada. The clustering seems awfully close together to be firebugs intentionally starting them, but more akin to a bunch of lightning starts. Similar to what happened in Big Sur back a few years ago. But we know there have been bad seasons up there in the past. There are reports of ash up to thy knickers. Or at least the sun blotted out by smoke in the old weather records. yeah I read of that correlation during the spring 2024 when the plumes came south. just sayn' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Looking like the Pike and Rt poop have the worst 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 minutes ago, dendrite said: Yeah. They’re trying to fight them too. I say let them go and burn hot like they naturally would. Finish off all of that dry, dead wood and stop the smoldering. I think the count this morning was like 507 out of control fires and they are attacking (one way or another) 208 of them. The rest I'm not sure there is any way to reach them without a skimmer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, BrianW said: Great day to stick it to Eversource with solar production... Solar and mini-splits will be the best investment we'll ever make. I'm about to go up 3 MWh on Production vs. Consumption, will probably hit 4 before we start heating season- no way I ever run a deficit. Never paying an electric or fuel bill again. Or install window units. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 27 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Pic? Can you smell it? Just hazy beautiful day here. 24 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: The official AQI numbers seem too low. Very heavy smoke down in Northampton and the network of home monitors is in the red. Smoke on the water . Fire in the sky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champy Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 37 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Can we 15 yr old hype like this? Hazy sun 80 degrees oh the humanity 29 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: We haze we tan we pool Tan your pale boomer body while your grandkids suffer from your disregard for climate change. You and Tolland should get married 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champy Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Smoke on the water . Fire in the sky Moron on the computer constantly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Smoke on the water . Fire in the sky https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/deep-purple-smoke-on-the-water-story-behind-the-song/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Smoke on the water . Fire in the sky 1 minute ago, champy said: Moron on the computer constantly Stay on the radical left hand side and the hell out of our way Chumpy 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 50 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: I think the count this morning was like 507 out of control fires and they are attacking (one way or another) 208 of them. The rest I'm not sure there is any way to reach them without a skimmer. They have the best firefighting aircraft and pilots in the world. Why arent we seeing Canadair CL-415 Super Scoopers making runs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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