Okay, today's mountain fire is more dangerous. Started on a built-up property, accounting for the range of cloud smoke. Firefighters zipped out, but we'll see what else is set alight soon enough.
Walkies (not in that direction), then sending off two paid pieces.
@MLClark oh shit. Has it been that dry, or?
This one is 100% human made. The fire started on a build site.
We're still on the drier side of things, so it could spread with the wind easily. They wear themselves out in the cooler night, most of the time - but this one's got an ugly smoke plume, so I'm glad firefighters are already on hand.
@MLClark 🤞🏼 and thank you firefighters.
Them thar hills look pretty dry to me (but it’s been 13 years since I was last there)
The part you're seeing burned in December - still recovering! But there's plent of lush green around it. It's definitely still a dry season, but the firefighters are doing a great job.
@MLClark One of the tactics CNN (and others) use is a series of quoting various people on an outrageous topic, falling silent for a short period, then acting as if it's a ground roots murmuring that allows them to posit an irresponsible and stupid question.
100%. Wrong tone for this piece, but I was thinking of this meme the entire time.
@MLClark Right? FFS
Fire update:
The nasty burn smoke is gone (I think it was tar at the build site), but the fire has spread up from its original source, and sparked another fire downwind. This lighter fire type will burn out overnight, but it definitely sucks for those living in the smokeline for now.