Wednesday, September 9, 2020

I looked outside my house and couldn't believe sunset was an hour away! SF crazy Skies along the coast (Because it was orange brown and dark already before sunset)

Today sort of looked like Armageddon to everyone near San Francisco. It looked like a nuke went off or a volcano went off or really bad fires which is what it really was. It drizzled last night so everything was wet and then orange brown skies all day along the coast. Very strange!


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https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/weather/california-orange-skies-wildfires-photos-trnd/index.html

This is what the Bay Area's skies looked like today during the wildfires

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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN

Updated 9:25 PM ET, Wed September 9, 2020

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(CNN)The Bay Area in California awoke Wednesday to a scene straight out of Mars.

Orange and even red skies blanketed San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, and ash rained down, with wildfires raging far in the distance.
Veterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.
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Veterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.
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Smoke from nearby wildfires hangs over San Francisco on August 21.
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Smoke from nearby wildfires hangs over San Francisco on August 21.
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A firefighter monitors the advance of a fire in Boulder Creek on August 21.
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A firefighter monitors the advance of a fire in Boulder Creek on August 21.
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Members of the US Forest Service discuss their next moves to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Dotsero, Colorado, on August 21.
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Members of the US Forest Service discuss their next moves to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Dotsero, Colorado, on August 21.
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People pack brown-bag lunches at an evacuation center in Santa Cruz, California, on August 21.
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People pack brown-bag lunches at an evacuation center in Santa Cruz, California, on August 21.
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A smoke plume from the LNU Lightning Complex fires billows over Healdsburg, California, on August 20.
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A smoke plume from the LNU Lightning Complex fires billows over Healdsburg, California, on August 20.
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A firefighter battles flames in Santa Cruz County, California, on August 20.
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A firefighter battles flames in Santa Cruz County, California, on August 20.
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Only scorched homes and vehicles remain in the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California, on August 20.
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Only scorched homes and vehicles remain in the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California, on August 20.
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Peter Koleckar reacts after seeing multiple homes burned in his neighborhood in Bonny Doon, California, on August 20.
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Peter Koleckar reacts after seeing multiple homes burned in his neighborhood in Bonny Doon, California, on August 20.
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A forest burns in Bonny Doon on August 20.
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A forest burns in Bonny Doon on August 20.
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A man looks at a tree blocking his way after a fire ravaged Vacaville, California, on August 20.
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A man looks at a tree blocking his way after a fire ravaged Vacaville, California, on August 20.
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A melted plastic fence lies on the charred ground after fire swept through Vacaville on August 20.
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A melted plastic fence lies on the charred ground after fire swept through Vacaville on August 20.
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Sarah Hawkins searches through rubble after her Vacaville home was destroyed on August 20.
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Sarah Hawkins searches through rubble after her Vacaville home was destroyed on August 20.
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Fire crews maintain a backburn to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, California, on August 19.
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Fire crews maintain a backburn to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, California, on August 19.
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Gina Santos cries in her car after evacuating Vacaville on August 19.
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Gina Santos cries in her car after evacuating Vacaville on August 19.
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People herd cows down Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville on August 19.
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People herd cows down Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville on August 19.
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Flames consume a home in Napa County, California, on August 19.
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Flames consume a home in Napa County, California, on August 19.
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Embers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Napa County on August 18. This image was taken with a long exposure.
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Embers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Napa County on August 18. This image was taken with a long exposure.
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A resident runs into a home to save a dog while flames from the Hennessy Fire close in near Lake Berryessa on August 18.
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A resident runs into a home to save a dog while flames from the Hennessy Fire close in near Lake Berryessa on August 18.
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A home burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in Napa County on August 18.
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A home burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in Napa County on August 18.
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An air tanker drops retardant on fires in the Spanish Flat community of Napa County on August 18.
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An air tanker drops retardant on fires in the Spanish Flat community of Napa County on August 18.
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Flames from the Hennessy Fire consume a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in Napa County on August 18.
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Flames from the Hennessy Fire consume a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in Napa County on August 18.
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Tony Leonardini works on a spot fire as thunderstorm winds fan the Hennessy Fire in Napa County on August 17.
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Tony Leonardini works on a spot fire as thunderstorm winds fan the Hennessy Fire in Napa County on August 17.
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Smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire is thick in Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 16.
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Smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire is thick in Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 16.
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Kathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering wildfire on August 16 that, just a day before, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon.
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Kathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering wildfire on August 16 that, just a day before, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon.
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Firefighters look at smoke and flames rising from the Ranch2 Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, on August 14.
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Firefighters look at smoke and flames rising from the Ranch2 Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, on August 14.
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A helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch2 Fire in Azusa, California, on August 13.
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A helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch2 Fire in Azusa, California, on August 13.
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A car is charred by the Lake Fire near Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, on August 13.
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A car is charred by the Lake Fire near Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, on August 13.
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A couple watches the Ranch2 Fire from a distance on August 13.
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A couple watches the Ranch2 Fire from a distance on August 13.
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A firefighter crew works in Lake Hughes on August 13.
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A firefighter crew works in Lake Hughes on August 13.
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The Lake Fire burns a home in Angeles National Forest on August 13.
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The Lake Fire burns a home in Angeles National Forest on August 13.
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Flames and smoke from the Lake Fire rise on Wednesday, August 12.
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Flames and smoke from the Lake Fire rise on Wednesday, August 12.
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A firefighter works against the Lake Fire on August 12.
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A firefighter works against the Lake Fire on August 12.
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Firefighters make an escape plan as the Lake Fire burns a hillside on August 12.
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Firefighters make an escape plan as the Lake Fire burns a hillside on August 12.
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A tanker makes a drop on the Lake Fire on August 12.
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A tanker makes a drop on the Lake Fire on August 12.
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A plume of smoke rises from the Lake Fire on August 12.
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A plume of smoke rises from the Lake Fire on August 12.
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Fire crews battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 11.
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Fire crews battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 11.
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Looking up Columbus Avenue, the Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower are covered with smoke from wildfires late Wednesday morning on Wednesday, September 9, in San Francisco.
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Looking up Columbus Avenue, the Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower are covered with smoke from wildfires late Wednesday morning on Wednesday, September 9, in San Francisco.
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Visitors are seen in Dolores Park under an orange sky darkened by smoke from California wildfires in San Francisco on Wednesday.
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Visitors are seen in Dolores Park under an orange sky darkened by smoke from California wildfires in San Francisco on Wednesday.
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Smoke from California wildfires hangs over the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge on Wednesday.
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Smoke from California wildfires hangs over the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge on Wednesday.
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Senior Building Inspector Bejhan Razi checks out the repairs on a lamp post clock at Miller and Throckmorton avenues in downtown Mill Valley, California, on Wednesday.
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Senior Building Inspector Bejhan Razi checks out the repairs on a lamp post clock at Miller and Throckmorton avenues in downtown Mill Valley, California, on Wednesday.
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People stand in Alamo Square Park as smoke hangs over San Francisco on Wednesday.
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People stand in Alamo Square Park as smoke hangs over San Francisco on Wednesday.
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People in San Francisco stop to take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as it is affected from smoke by nearby wildfires on Wednesday, September 9.
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People in San Francisco stop to take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as it is affected from smoke by nearby wildfires on Wednesday, September 9.
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Firefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures in Butte County, California, on September 9.
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Firefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures in Butte County, California, on September 9.
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Bejhan Razi, a senior building inspector in Mill Valley, California, checks out repairs on a lamp-post clock as the sky is illuminated by nearby wildfires on September 9.
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Bejhan Razi, a senior building inspector in Mill Valley, California, checks out repairs on a lamp-post clock as the sky is illuminated by nearby wildfires on September 9.
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Flames shoot from a home in Butte County.
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Flames shoot from a home in Butte County.
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A Pacific Gas and Electric worker looks up at the advancing Creek Fire near Alder Springs, California, on Tuesday, September 8.
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A Pacific Gas and Electric worker looks up at the advancing Creek Fire near Alder Springs, California, on Tuesday, September 8.
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Lisa Theis unloads the last of her 44 alpacas after she evacuated her ranch in North Fork, California.
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Lisa Theis unloads the last of her 44 alpacas after she evacuated her ranch in North Fork, California.
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Flames burn at a home leveled by the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.
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Flames burn at a home leveled by the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.
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A slide is melted at a school playground in Fresno County.
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A slide is melted at a school playground in Fresno County.
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Rubble is seen on Monday, September 7, after a wildfire left the small town of Malden, Washington, in ruins. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/us/malden-washington-fire-town-destroyed/index.html" target="_blank">The fire destroyed about 80% of the homes and buildings in Malden,</a> which is about 35 miles south of Spokane.
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Rubble is seen on Monday, September 7, after a wildfire left the small town of Malden, Washington, in ruins. The fire destroyed about 80% of the homes and buildings in Malden, which is about 35 miles south of Spokane.
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Firefighter Nick Grinstead battles the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California, on September 7.
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Firefighter Nick Grinstead battles the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California, on September 7.
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A firefighter in Jamul, California, battles the Valley Fire on Sunday, September 6.
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A firefighter in Jamul, California, battles the Valley Fire on Sunday, September 6.
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A fire encroaches Japatul Road in Jamul on September 6.
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A fire encroaches Japatul Road in Jamul on September 6.
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Little League baseball players warm up for a game near Dehesa, California, as the Valley Fire burns on September 6.
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Little League baseball players warm up for a game near Dehesa, California, as the Valley Fire burns on September 6.
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A firefighter watches the advancing Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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A firefighter watches the advancing Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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A business owner in Shaver Lake walks next to kayaks he rents as smoke from the Creek Fire fills the sky on September 6.
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A business owner in Shaver Lake walks next to kayaks he rents as smoke from the Creek Fire fills the sky on September 6.
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Family members comfort each other as the El Dorado Fire moves closer to their home in Yucaipa, California, on September 6.
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Family members comfort each other as the El Dorado Fire moves closer to their home in Yucaipa, California, on September 6.
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A firefighter sets a controlled burn with a drip torch while fighting the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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A firefighter sets a controlled burn with a drip torch while fighting the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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Dozens of evacuees are airlifted to safety on a California National Guard helicopter on Saturday, September 5. The Creek Fire had left them stranded in a popular camping area in the Sierra National Forest.
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Dozens of evacuees are airlifted to safety on a California National Guard helicopter on Saturday, September 5. The Creek Fire had left them stranded in a popular camping area in the Sierra National Forest.
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Firefighters walk in a line in Yucaipa on September 5.
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Firefighters walk in a line in Yucaipa on September 5.
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Haze and smoke blanket the sky near Naches, Washington, as the Evans Canyon Fire burns on Thursday, September 3.
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Haze and smoke blanket the sky near Naches, Washington, as the Evans Canyon Fire burns on Thursday, September 3.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, listens as Santa Cruz State Park Superintendent Chris Spohrer talks about the fire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, listens as Santa Cruz State Park Superintendent Chris Spohrer talks about the fire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
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Randy Hunt packs up his belongings, including his daughter Natasha's first Pooh bear, left, in case he and his wife Sheli had to evacuate the home they rent in Middletown, California, on August 26.
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Randy Hunt packs up his belongings, including his daughter Natasha's first Pooh bear, left, in case he and his wife Sheli had to evacuate the home they rent in Middletown, California, on August 26.
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Firefighter Juan Chavarin pulls down a burning tree trunk in Guerneville, California, on August 25.
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Firefighter Juan Chavarin pulls down a burning tree trunk in Guerneville, California, on August 25.
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A sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, California, on August 24.
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A sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, California, on August 24.
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Austin Giannuzzi cries while embracing relatives at the burned remains of their Vacaville home on August 23.
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Austin Giannuzzi cries while embracing relatives at the burned remains of their Vacaville home on August 23.
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A firefighter looks out from a helicopter while battling the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Lake County, California.
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A firefighter looks out from a helicopter while battling the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Lake County, California.
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road in Lake County on August 23.
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road in Lake County on August 23.
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Karol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.
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Karol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.
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A burned-out vehicle is left in front of a destroyed residence as smoke fills the sky in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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A burned-out vehicle is left in front of a destroyed residence as smoke fills the sky in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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Smoke hangs low in the air at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park as some redwoods burn in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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Smoke hangs low in the air at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park as some redwoods burn in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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A firefighter watches the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood in Napa County on August 21.
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A firefighter watches the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood in Napa County on August 21.
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Veterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.
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Veterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.
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Smoke from nearby wildfires hangs over San Francisco on August 21.
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Smoke from nearby wildfires hangs over San Francisco on August 21.
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A firefighter monitors the advance of a fire in Boulder Creek on August 21.
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A firefighter monitors the advance of a fire in Boulder Creek on August 21.
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Members of the US Forest Service discuss their next moves to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Dotsero, Colorado, on August 21.
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Members of the US Forest Service discuss their next moves to battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Dotsero, Colorado, on August 21.
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People pack brown-bag lunches at an evacuation center in Santa Cruz, California, on August 21.
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People pack brown-bag lunches at an evacuation center in Santa Cruz, California, on August 21.
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A smoke plume from the LNU Lightning Complex fires billows over Healdsburg, California, on August 20.
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A smoke plume from the LNU Lightning Complex fires billows over Healdsburg, California, on August 20.
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A firefighter battles flames in Santa Cruz County, California, on August 20.
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A firefighter battles flames in Santa Cruz County, California, on August 20.
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Only scorched homes and vehicles remain in the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California, on August 20.
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Only scorched homes and vehicles remain in the Spanish Flat Mobile Villa in Napa County, California, on August 20.
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Peter Koleckar reacts after seeing multiple homes burned in his neighborhood in Bonny Doon, California, on August 20.
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Peter Koleckar reacts after seeing multiple homes burned in his neighborhood in Bonny Doon, California, on August 20.
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A forest burns in Bonny Doon on August 20.
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A forest burns in Bonny Doon on August 20.
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A man looks at a tree blocking his way after a fire ravaged Vacaville, California, on August 20.
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A man looks at a tree blocking his way after a fire ravaged Vacaville, California, on August 20.
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A melted plastic fence lies on the charred ground after fire swept through Vacaville on August 20.
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A melted plastic fence lies on the charred ground after fire swept through Vacaville on August 20.
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Sarah Hawkins searches through rubble after her Vacaville home was destroyed on August 20.
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Sarah Hawkins searches through rubble after her Vacaville home was destroyed on August 20.
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Fire crews maintain a backburn to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, California, on August 19.
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Fire crews maintain a backburn to control the River Fire near the Las Palmas neighborhood in Salinas, California, on August 19.
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Gina Santos cries in her car after evacuating Vacaville on August 19.
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Gina Santos cries in her car after evacuating Vacaville on August 19.
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People herd cows down Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville on August 19.
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People herd cows down Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville on August 19.
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Flames consume a home in Napa County, California, on August 19.
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Flames consume a home in Napa County, California, on August 19.
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Embers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Napa County on August 18. This image was taken with a long exposure.
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Embers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through Napa County on August 18. This image was taken with a long exposure.
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A resident runs into a home to save a dog while flames from the Hennessy Fire close in near Lake Berryessa on August 18.
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A resident runs into a home to save a dog while flames from the Hennessy Fire close in near Lake Berryessa on August 18.
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A home burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in Napa County on August 18.
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A home burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in Napa County on August 18.
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An air tanker drops retardant on fires in the Spanish Flat community of Napa County on August 18.
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An air tanker drops retardant on fires in the Spanish Flat community of Napa County on August 18.
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Flames from the Hennessy Fire consume a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in Napa County on August 18.
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Flames from the Hennessy Fire consume a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in Napa County on August 18.
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Tony Leonardini works on a spot fire as thunderstorm winds fan the Hennessy Fire in Napa County on August 17.
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Tony Leonardini works on a spot fire as thunderstorm winds fan the Hennessy Fire in Napa County on August 17.
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Smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire is thick in Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 16.
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Smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire is thick in Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 16.
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Kathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering wildfire on August 16 that, just a day before, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon.
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Kathy Mathison looks at the still-smoldering wildfire on August 16 that, just a day before, came within several feet of her home in Bend, Oregon.
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Firefighters look at smoke and flames rising from the Ranch2 Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, on August 14.
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Firefighters look at smoke and flames rising from the Ranch2 Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, on August 14.
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A helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch2 Fire in Azusa, California, on August 13.
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A helicopter makes a water drop over the Ranch2 Fire in Azusa, California, on August 13.
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A car is charred by the Lake Fire near Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, on August 13.
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A car is charred by the Lake Fire near Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, on August 13.
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A couple watches the Ranch2 Fire from a distance on August 13.
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A couple watches the Ranch2 Fire from a distance on August 13.
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A firefighter crew works in Lake Hughes on August 13.
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A firefighter crew works in Lake Hughes on August 13.
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The Lake Fire burns a home in Angeles National Forest on August 13.
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The Lake Fire burns a home in Angeles National Forest on August 13.
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Flames and smoke from the Lake Fire rise on Wednesday, August 12.
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Flames and smoke from the Lake Fire rise on Wednesday, August 12.
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A firefighter works against the Lake Fire on August 12.
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A firefighter works against the Lake Fire on August 12.
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Firefighters make an escape plan as the Lake Fire burns a hillside on August 12.
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Firefighters make an escape plan as the Lake Fire burns a hillside on August 12.
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A tanker makes a drop on the Lake Fire on August 12.
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A tanker makes a drop on the Lake Fire on August 12.
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A plume of smoke rises from the Lake Fire on August 12.
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A plume of smoke rises from the Lake Fire on August 12.
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Fire crews battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 11.
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Fire crews battle the Grizzly Creek Fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on August 11.
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Looking up Columbus Avenue, the Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower are covered with smoke from wildfires late Wednesday morning on Wednesday, September 9, in San Francisco.
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Looking up Columbus Avenue, the Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower are covered with smoke from wildfires late Wednesday morning on Wednesday, September 9, in San Francisco.
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Visitors are seen in Dolores Park under an orange sky darkened by smoke from California wildfires in San Francisco on Wednesday.
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Visitors are seen in Dolores Park under an orange sky darkened by smoke from California wildfires in San Francisco on Wednesday.
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Smoke from California wildfires hangs over the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge on Wednesday.
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Smoke from California wildfires hangs over the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge on Wednesday.
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Senior Building Inspector Bejhan Razi checks out the repairs on a lamp post clock at Miller and Throckmorton avenues in downtown Mill Valley, California, on Wednesday.
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Senior Building Inspector Bejhan Razi checks out the repairs on a lamp post clock at Miller and Throckmorton avenues in downtown Mill Valley, California, on Wednesday.
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People stand in Alamo Square Park as smoke hangs over San Francisco on Wednesday.
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People stand in Alamo Square Park as smoke hangs over San Francisco on Wednesday.
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People in San Francisco stop to take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as it is affected from smoke by nearby wildfires on Wednesday, September 9.
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People in San Francisco stop to take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as it is affected from smoke by nearby wildfires on Wednesday, September 9.
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Firefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures in Butte County, California, on September 9.
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Firefighters cut defensive lines and light backfires to protect structures in Butte County, California, on September 9.
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Bejhan Razi, a senior building inspector in Mill Valley, California, checks out repairs on a lamp-post clock as the sky is illuminated by nearby wildfires on September 9.
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Bejhan Razi, a senior building inspector in Mill Valley, California, checks out repairs on a lamp-post clock as the sky is illuminated by nearby wildfires on September 9.
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Flames shoot from a home in Butte County.
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Flames shoot from a home in Butte County.
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A Pacific Gas and Electric worker looks up at the advancing Creek Fire near Alder Springs, California, on Tuesday, September 8.
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A Pacific Gas and Electric worker looks up at the advancing Creek Fire near Alder Springs, California, on Tuesday, September 8.
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Lisa Theis unloads the last of her 44 alpacas after she evacuated her ranch in North Fork, California.
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Lisa Theis unloads the last of her 44 alpacas after she evacuated her ranch in North Fork, California.
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Flames burn at a home leveled by the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.
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Flames burn at a home leveled by the Creek Fire in Fresno County, California.
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A slide is melted at a school playground in Fresno County.
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A slide is melted at a school playground in Fresno County.
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Rubble is seen on Monday, September 7, after a wildfire left the small town of Malden, Washington, in ruins. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/us/malden-washington-fire-town-destroyed/index.html" target="_blank">The fire destroyed about 80% of the homes and buildings in Malden,</a> which is about 35 miles south of Spokane.
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Rubble is seen on Monday, September 7, after a wildfire left the small town of Malden, Washington, in ruins. The fire destroyed about 80% of the homes and buildings in Malden, which is about 35 miles south of Spokane.
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Firefighter Nick Grinstead battles the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California, on September 7.
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Firefighter Nick Grinstead battles the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California, on September 7.
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A firefighter in Jamul, California, battles the Valley Fire on Sunday, September 6.
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A firefighter in Jamul, California, battles the Valley Fire on Sunday, September 6.
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A fire encroaches Japatul Road in Jamul on September 6.
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A fire encroaches Japatul Road in Jamul on September 6.
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Little League baseball players warm up for a game near Dehesa, California, as the Valley Fire burns on September 6.
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Little League baseball players warm up for a game near Dehesa, California, as the Valley Fire burns on September 6.
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A firefighter watches the advancing Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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A firefighter watches the advancing Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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A business owner in Shaver Lake walks next to kayaks he rents as smoke from the Creek Fire fills the sky on September 6.
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A business owner in Shaver Lake walks next to kayaks he rents as smoke from the Creek Fire fills the sky on September 6.
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Family members comfort each other as the El Dorado Fire moves closer to their home in Yucaipa, California, on September 6.
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Family members comfort each other as the El Dorado Fire moves closer to their home in Yucaipa, California, on September 6.
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A firefighter sets a controlled burn with a drip torch while fighting the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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A firefighter sets a controlled burn with a drip torch while fighting the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake.
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Dozens of evacuees are airlifted to safety on a California National Guard helicopter on Saturday, September 5. The Creek Fire had left them stranded in a popular camping area in the Sierra National Forest.
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Dozens of evacuees are airlifted to safety on a California National Guard helicopter on Saturday, September 5. The Creek Fire had left them stranded in a popular camping area in the Sierra National Forest.
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Firefighters walk in a line in Yucaipa on September 5.
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Firefighters walk in a line in Yucaipa on September 5.
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Haze and smoke blanket the sky near Naches, Washington, as the Evans Canyon Fire burns on Thursday, September 3.
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Haze and smoke blanket the sky near Naches, Washington, as the Evans Canyon Fire burns on Thursday, September 3.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, listens as Santa Cruz State Park Superintendent Chris Spohrer talks about the fire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, listens as Santa Cruz State Park Superintendent Chris Spohrer talks about the fire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
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Randy Hunt packs up his belongings, including his daughter Natasha's first Pooh bear, left, in case he and his wife Sheli had to evacuate the home they rent in Middletown, California, on August 26.
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Randy Hunt packs up his belongings, including his daughter Natasha's first Pooh bear, left, in case he and his wife Sheli had to evacuate the home they rent in Middletown, California, on August 26.
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Firefighter Juan Chavarin pulls down a burning tree trunk in Guerneville, California, on August 25.
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Firefighter Juan Chavarin pulls down a burning tree trunk in Guerneville, California, on August 25.
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A sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, California, on August 24.
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A sign reading "Vaca Strong" adorns a charred hillside in Vacaville, California, on August 24.
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Austin Giannuzzi cries while embracing relatives at the burned remains of their Vacaville home on August 23.
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Austin Giannuzzi cries while embracing relatives at the burned remains of their Vacaville home on August 23.
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A firefighter looks out from a helicopter while battling the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Lake County, California.
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A firefighter looks out from a helicopter while battling the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Lake County, California.
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road in Lake County on August 23.
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road in Lake County on August 23.
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Karol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.
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Karol Markowski of the South Pasadena Fire Department hoses down hot spots while battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires in Boulder Creek, California, on August 22.
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A burned-out vehicle is left in front of a destroyed residence as smoke fills the sky in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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A burned-out vehicle is left in front of a destroyed residence as smoke fills the sky in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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Smoke hangs low in the air at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park as some redwoods burn in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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Smoke hangs low in the air at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park as some redwoods burn in Boulder Creek on August 22.
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A firefighter watches the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood in Napa County on August 21.
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A firefighter watches the LNU Lightning Complex fires spread through the Berryessa Estates neighborhood in Napa County on August 21.
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Veterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.
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Veterinary technician Brianna Jeter comforts a llama injured by a fire in Vacaville on August 21. At right, animal control officer Dae Kim prepares to euthanize the llama.
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"When the smoke and ash get even thicker close to the wildfires, it can cut the sunlight out completely, making it look like the dead of night," CNN meteorologist Judson Jones said.
Residents turned on lights, looking into a rust-colored sky that made it look like nighttime. Winds are carrying the wildfire smoke from afar. Both the Creek Fire and the North Complex Fire are burning more than 200 miles away, yet their presence could be felt in the Bay Area. Other places, such as Salem, Oregon, are experiencing similar apocalyptic glows.
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    The Creek Fire is creating massive thunderhead clouds that are fueling its growth
    The massive plumes of smoke generated by the wildfires raging across California have led to the longest stretch of unhealthy air quality alerts on record in the Bay Area, with 25 straight days of "Spare the Air" alerts, Erin DeMerritt, Bay Area Air Quality Management District spokeswoman, told CNN. The previous record was 14 consecutive days during the 2018 Camp Fire.
    "The smoke and ash are acting like nature's version of an Instagram filter," Jones said. "The particles in the air are refracting sunlight similar to the way small air particles do when the sun sets or rises."
    The particles scatter the shorter wavelengths of blue and green, making us unable to see them. The longer wavelengths of red and yellow pass through the bottom, giving us this "haunting" effect, Jones said.
    Orange skies covered San Francisco, making Sneha Patil feel like she was on another planet.
    "It was surreal," Patil wrote. "It felt like I had woken up to the skies in Mars!"
    Michelle McKeown of Oakland saw homes in her neighborhood with lights on at 10 a.m.
    "It feels eerie, apocalyptic and frightening," McKeown told CNN. "I've lived in the Bay Area since 1988 and never experienced such doom coming from the sky."
    The skies burned red over a vintage clothing store in Oakland. Even though it looked like this, it didn't smell like smoke, said Maya Messoriano, owner of Minds Eye Vintage store.
    "At least it's finally looking like a proper #apocalypse," a local band called Empty Vessel posted on Instagram.
    Climate scientist Peter Gleick tried to capture the dark skies around his Berkeley home on Wednesday, saying the camera didn't do it justice.
    "I've lived in northern California since 1978," Gleick wrote to CNN. "I have NEVER seen skies like this. It's like midnight out there now (at 10:15am) but instead of black skies, they're dark, dark red."
    Gleick, the founder of the Pacific Institute, an independent nonpartisan climate and water research center in Oakland, has studied climate science for 35 years.
      What he saw outside his window is a sign of climate change, he said.
      "Climate change is clearly and unambiguously influencing the wildfires: higher heat and temperatures, more drought, more dead trees, greater extreme weather -- including winds," he said.

      CNN's Judson Jones and Jon Passantino contributed to this report. 

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