Santa Cruz County coastline where the heavy front is coming ashore was devastated in the recent fires. ie: CZU Lightning Complex Fire zone which burned simultaneously mwith the Sonoma/Napa conflagrations. currently the evacuation map in my old real estate appraisal turf- as of today:https://i1.wp.com/santacruzlocal.org...ng?w=612&ssl=1

AS EXPECTED: OOOPS
 

https://bigsurkate.blog/wp-content/u...BBF68A4E6.jpeg:k_confused: HWY1 slide at Rat Creek has caused the road closure along the the precipitous Big Sur Coastline...this will be no simple repair.

...and, in an act of exceptional optimism, it is now reported the State has allocated the sum of USD $5 Million to make the repair...




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Californians are suffering from this years Fire season. In today's paper, the entire town of Greenville in the Sierra Nevada hills of northern CA has burned in what has been named the Dixie Fire. Burning in rugged country since July 21, the blaze has consumed 504 square miles(1305 sq. kilometres) and is the 6th largest fire in state history. 5, 000 firefighters are on hand and so far 26,500 persons are evacuated so far. No reports of deaths or injury so far. https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/dixi...ed_3x2_992.jpg 100 miles to the south is the River Fire near Colfax; 4 sq miles burned and 6,000 evacuated. 150 miles to the west, is the lightning-sparked McFarland Fire: 7% contained having consumed 33 sq. miles of drought stricken vegetation. Nationwide, more than 20,000 firefighters are battling 97 large active wildfires in 13 states, covering 2,919 sq. miles(7560 sq kilometres)!!?? :hmmm: https://abcnews.go.com/US/control-wi...ry?id=79290769

Correction Aktung the Dixie fire in California is now the third largest in the states history :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwqUQkiDFQ8

It begins again
 

A small fire started yesterday in the steep Soda Canyon area just north of Napa(5 miles from Aktung Manor) and has spread to 500+ acres with mandatory evacuations. Winds are threat Containment is a 15% presently https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/26/00/...3/rawImage.jpg https://imengine.prod.srp.navigaclou...=72&width=1024

containment is now at 45%:yeah:

I don't have any more words to add. Prayers for you and everyone else there, and for the firefighters working.

Stay safe Mister! Do you have an evac plan ready?

I laughed way too hard about this :D

/\keeping one's humor in earthquake/fire ravaged California is essential. Notably, on the the first 2AM quake (2000)that destroyed my chimney, epicentered 5.2 Richterwise just 500 yards from my home, depressed the ladies in my my neighborhood considerably....the second 3AM quake(2014 6.0 Richterwise) which really wracked downtown Napa(killing 1) but only rattled my house merely elicited: "I just want a cup of coffee" from my neighbor German-born hausfrau, as I promptly wheeled out the Webber BBQ to start caffeinated brewing in the driveway-the electricity also being out. Cleanup can always wait untill I've had a cuppa joe! :timeout:The ongoing Napa fire, now dubbed the Old Fire, is up to 570 acres and is 65% contained. One firefighter was sent to the hospital from an undisclosed injury. Since January, there have been 5 fires all over California: Colorado Fire-687 acres; Airport Fire-4136 acres; Jim Fire-551 acres; Quail Fire-135 acres; and the River Fire-595 acres...and the season is young...:ping::ping::ping: EDIT: in addition to the $40K chimney, during the 2018 remodel of my house,(2 baths, kitchen, roof, patios/driveway) it was discovered that the rear stucco had also suffered in the 2000 'quake; and added another $8K to the pricey project!:Kaleun_Mad:https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/pic...ictureid=12568

The sheer size of wildfires in the US and in Australia never cease to baffle me. The largest forest fire in my home country was the Lüneburg Heath fire in 1975, and it destroyed "only" about 30 square miles of forest (albeit in an area fare more densely populated than the US and Australia).


Still, I wish you all the best. Stay safe.

Ongoing fires