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neoplacebo wrote:
Thu Jun 29, 2023 6:13 pm
This morning the sun was out. By early afternoon it's like some sort of mystery pseudo fog. I think it must be Canada smoke manifesting. Can't see the mountain clearly like normal.
Code Orange: Asheville, Buncombe under air quality alert June 29 from Canadian wildfires

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Stupid article never says where Code Orange is on the spectrum. There's this:
... The optimum range that is safest for everyone is Code Green, which ranges from 0-51 on the index....
Stupid article never says what the current particulate level is nor what it's expected to be.

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Look at purpleair.com
Color coded, with actual numbers.
For everywhere.

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O Really wrote:
Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:54 pm
Look at purpleair.com
Color coded, with actual numbers.
For everywhere.
Actually finding the scale there took some effort, it was short on detail, and their search feature is messed up. I ended up going elsewhere:
https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/

Green Good 0 to 50
Yellow Moderate 51 to 100
Orange Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 101 to 150
Red Unhealthy 151 to 200
Purple Very Unhealthy 201 to 300
Maroon Hazardous 301 and higher
Details about each category at the link.

Anyhow, I knew that the info is available from numerous sources. My point is that the article should have provided a frame of reference. Absent that, "Code Orange" is useless.

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Vrede too wrote:
Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:30 pm

Actually finding the scale there took some effort, it was short on detail, and their search feature is messed up. I ended up going elsewhere:
The strip in the lower left corner shows the definition of each color as you mouse over.

Yeah, saying "code orange" doesn't mean anything without context. Sorta like "Defcon 3" I guess.

We use purpleair regularly when we're up north or traveling. It does take a little learning curve, though.

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O Really wrote:
Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:03 pm
Vrede too wrote:
Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:30 pm

Actually finding the scale there took some effort, it was short on detail, and their search feature is messed up. I ended up going elsewhere:

The strip in the lower left corner shows the definition of each color as you mouse over.

Yeah, saying "code orange" doesn't mean anything without context. Sorta like "Defcon 3" I guess.

We use purpleair regularly when we're up north or traveling. It does take a little learning curve, though.
I eventually found the AQI maps with the color-coded legend. I can see them being useful on a day-to-day basis, thanks. However, the popup definitions don't do me any good when I want to copy info to BRD.

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You guys get zero sympathy from me.
Eamus Catuli~AC 000000 000101 010202 020303 010304 020405....Ahhhh, forget it, it's gonna be a while.

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GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:06 am
You guys get zero sympathy from me.
:D
Hooterville AQI today 84, Code Yellow
Highland Park AQI today 94, still Code Yellow
You "win".

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Vrede too wrote:
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:06 am
You guys get zero sympathy from me.
:D
Hooterville AQI today 84, Code Yellow
Highland Park AQI today 94, still Code Yellow
You "win".
Should have been here a couple of days ago.
Tuesday it a total haze and smelled like smoke when you walked outside and my eyes burned.
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Rain here from early morning until about an hour ago. Might clear things up a little.

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GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:51 am
Should have been here a couple of days ago.
Tuesday it a total haze and smelled like smoke when you walked outside and my eyes burned.
... Tracking showed the AQI for Chicago, Milwaukee and Grand Rapids, Mich., all over 200 as of early Tuesday afternoon....
:puke-left:

Missoula valley got very bad from forest fires sometimes.

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GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:51 am
Should have been here a couple of days ago.


Tuesday it a total haze and smelled like smoke when you walked outside and my eyes burned.
Gripe about the smoke, see what happens.

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Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race

... The National Weather Service warned the flooding could be “life-threatening,” with numerous impassable roads, overflowing creeks and streams and flooded basements across the Chicago area. Up to 6 inches of rain fell in suburban Cicero and Berwyn by midday, according to t he NWS website. Flood warnings had mostly expired by evening.

The Illinois State Police said parts of Interstate 55 and Interstate 290 have been closed because of flooding, with at least 10 cars trapped in water on Interstate 55 near Pulaski Road, a major north-south thoroughfare in the city. Trains were stopped in some parts of the city as well....
Careful what you wish for. :P

Welcome to climate chaos.

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Vrede too wrote:
Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:38 am
GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:51 am
Should have been here a couple of days ago.


Tuesday it a total haze and smelled like smoke when you walked outside and my eyes burned.
Gripe about the smoke, see what happens.

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Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race

... The National Weather Service warned the flooding could be “life-threatening,” with numerous impassable roads, overflowing creeks and streams and flooded basements across the Chicago area. Up to 6 inches of rain fell in suburban Cicero and Berwyn by midday, according to t he NWS website. Flood warnings had mostly expired by evening.

The Illinois State Police said parts of Interstate 55 and Interstate 290 have been closed because of flooding, with at least 10 cars trapped in water on Interstate 55 near Pulaski Road, a major north-south thoroughfare in the city. Trains were stopped in some parts of the city as well....
Careful what you wish for. :P

Welcome to climate chaos.
Mostly south of me, but twas a gully washer.
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billy.pilgrim wrote:
Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:54 am
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Potential tornado right now. Take cover.
My tiny home amongst the oaks is my cover.
billy.pilgrim wrote:
Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:19 pm
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:54 am
Are you able to climb an oak during a flood?

Deputy Gets Swept Away by Flood Waters While Attempting a Rescue in Pensacola

:shock: Phew.
We don’t have moving water floods except in ditches and during hurricanes.

I learnt ah long time ago to not play in dem storm drains.
Beware, "Godzilla dust cloud"!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/massive-dust ... 37372.html

Check your mask supply and make sure that your brooms are in good working order.

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Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:49 am

Beware, "Godzilla dust cloud"!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/massive-dust ... 37372.html

Check your mask supply and make sure that your brooms are in good working order.
Locusts are next.
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GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:03 am
Vrede too wrote:
Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:49 am

Beware, "Godzilla dust cloud"!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/massive-dust ... 37372.html

Check your mask supply and make sure that your brooms are in good working order.
Locusts are next.
I thought frogs came before the locusts
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The plagues are: water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, the killing of firstborn children and Republicans.

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GoCubsGo wrote:
Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:01 pm
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Do you know that you're under "extreme" tornado risk right now? Be safe.
Yeah, thx. Just got back in from walking the dog before it's supposed to start
GoCubsGo wrote:
Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:24 pm
Don't know the reason, but tornadoes never seem to hit urban areas. We've had umpteen warnings but never touchdowns near the lake.
You're tempting the gods.

Tornadoes touch down near Chicago, disrupting air traffic

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Vrede too wrote:
Wed Jul 12, 2023 9:27 pm

You're tempting the gods.

Tornadoes touch down near Chicago, disrupting air traffic
:lol:
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That really was unusual.

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Wild night and last night.

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