Observing Apocalyptic, Orange-Red Skies Over The City (9-9-2020) #4

            Just me observing an apocalyptic Silicon Valley while on the way home from work.  It's like as if a volcano was erupting nearby.  Never in my life living here have I ever witnessed such a weather scenario like this... Certainly, this year's wildfire season is a historic one... This was up at Groesbeck Hill Park in San Jose, CA.  (Wednesday, September 9, 2020; 5:20 p.m.)

*Weather scenario:  A historic outbreak of wildfires across NorCal left a massive layer of smoke draped over the SF Bay Area, turning skies Wednesday into an eerie dark orange haze & covering cars, yards & homes with layers of ash.  Climate experts believe this is part of California’s ‘new normal.’  2 million+ acres have burned so far in a series of wildfires with the Bear & Creek fires currently raging to the east of the Bay Area.  Smoke from the blazes had covered Wednesday morning with a layer of darkness.  While it may look like the world is coming to an end, the orange & dark skies maybe an ominous sign of what maybe in our future... The apocalyptic skies come after a record-breaking streak of Spare the Air alerts for the region, with Wednesday being a record 23rd consecutive day.  People said it was like a solar eclipse, but longer, or the apocalypse, but less biblical.  Some others called the darkness a metaphor for life in the days of global warming, of COVID-19, of social unrest, & of endless electioneering.  Strange & foreboding it was & how long this would last was, like the sky, was unclear.  For the 1st time ever, it felt like tomorrow’s sunrise no longer seemed a guarantee…

Taken on: September 9, 2020

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