because of the fires. And we also know since this is an El Nino year that many of these fire areas will be new or extended flood plains that weren't there before. Recently I visited an area about 1 to 2 acres wide where homes and cars (and 25 people) were swept away by mud, rocks and boulders into the ocean or stopped on the 101 freeway which crosses Santa Barbara and Montecito from north to south approximately. You could still see the mud and water line from where acres of mud had become a mud lake under a local overpass towards the ocean from this 1 to 2 acres wide area swept all the way to the ocean with homes cars, people and boulders and mud.This never happened before in recorded history. So, you understand how crazy this was to locals to begin with. But, equally crazy is the Firenado that killed several that Thursday night in the suburbs of Redding before anyone could even evacuate those areas that were hit with a 143 mile per hour firenado.
So, we are now in completely uncharted territory regarding fires (and most everything else in the state of California. But, for example, this is what Redding to Canada looks like smoke wise right now:
Data and Forecasts courtesy of:
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups |
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| Health Message: People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion. |
Note: Values above 500 are considered Beyond the AQI. Follow recommendations for the Hazardous category. Additional information on reducing exposure to extremely high levels of particle pollution is available here.
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| Air Quality Index (AQI) |
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| Health Message: Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion. |
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National Parks/Monuments 
Tribal Boundaries
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