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Here's a very Apocalyptic one for you, Hec.
Oh, Hollywood, with your special effects. You're just not happy unless you're blowing up the White House or setting LA on fire.
Actually, when I first moved to LA there were a lot of fires in Malibu that summer. I remember how horrible and fascinating it was to stand on the beach in Santa Monica at night and see Malibu glowing red in the darkness.
Here are some shots of Griffith Observatory through the haze: [link]
By comparison, here's a picture I took of the observatory two years ago, through the haze after the Griffith Park fire. That fire was considerably smaller than the Station fire, but also MUCH closer, and still.... [link]
I awake to be even more worried about my So Cal Peeps! Fire, BE GONE!!!!! Stay safe y'all. Breathe carefully. And when the fires are out, don't forget to change your car air filters.
The air currents and the angle of the sun have changed. So I can see the plume from my neighborhood again. Though I still can't see the mountain range any more.
quick containment ~ma for the fires. I can't see anything from my house except a lot of haze. Clean air ~ma for youse guys who are closer.
Photo dump from the last hour or so.
More apocalyptic. I didn't take this one. I found it on Flickr, but it's taken from considerably further away from the fire than I am.
This link is freaky! [link] Watching the fire spread. Not sure if the right side towards the end is two fire lines joining, or just one cresting to be visible on this side of the hill. Either way, AMAZING!
And this video, the amount of SMOKE! [link] Boggles the mind I tell you.
But this one spooked me the most: [link] It looks real close to the power transmission lines. I recall one fire while I was in CA that took out a section of those, and caused some blackouts! That would suck.
Stay safe California-istas!!
This fire is causing blackouts as far away as long beach (all depends on where you're getting your power distributed from). The fire has, in fact, taken out power lines, and is still threatening the massive communications array atop Mount Wilson.