121 Degrees

[DanieRains]

Not bad.

Gonna get a lot hotter.

Drill Baby Drill !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DanieRains]

1. California TODAY

[smirkymonkey]

2. Where in California?

That sounds like a nightmare! I can barely stand it when it goes above 80. We have been pretty fortunate here in New England, as temps have been cooling down into the very comfortable 70's and it's expected to get cooler in the weeks to come.

I feel for you. I can't imagine what it must be like to have to endure such temps. Even most AC units can't really stand up to that kind of heat, unless they are very powerful. Take care and try to stay cool!

[Iggo]

7. Sounds like Woodland Hills.

I heard they were up over 120.

We were at a mild 115 here in Whittier.

[smirkymonkey]

8. Ugh! It sounds unbearable.

Try to stay hydrated and cool. Those kinds of temps can be dangerous. I hope you have AC, but I know that even most AC's have a hard time keeping things cool in that kind of heat. Take care!

[BamaRefugee]

3. Only 118 here but here's the view from my balcony at 6pm

Ashes are falling like snowflakes, covering my town.
At midnight now, you can tell the fire is massive, imagine the pics I posted glowing orange in the dark all the way from the left to the right borders of the pics.
Luckily there’s no wind right now and I don’t see flames on my side of the mountain. My town limits are about 1/3 up the mountain, then the National Forest starts.
There’s gonna be lots of bears, mountain lions, deer and other wildlife coming down to escape. They found a mountain lion hiding under a house 2 blocks from me.
I used to live up the mountain but moved into town so I’m used to seeing bears and the super scary mountain lions when I walk my dog at night, but those times they’re not stressed and scared and have plenty of space to run to. I hope they’re all safe.

[Claire Oh Nette]

11. I couldn't help it....

Downey native. I remember when we had a handfull of days breaking the 100° barrier, and being allowed to turn on the a/c.

115° in Whittier is unfathomable.

WIth apologies and a few edits and line breaks, your words are poetry:


Combustion

Ashes are falling like snowflakes,
covering my town.
midnight now. the fire is massive,
glowing orange in the dark flames
marching from left to right
there’s no wind right now
no flames on my side of the mountain.
A third of the way up the mountain,
the National Forest smolders.
bears, mountain lions, deer,
field mice, coyotes, rabbits,
and other wildlife escape into town.
They found a mountain lion
hiding under a house
two blocks away.


I used to live up the mountain
I too escaped into town
I’m used to seeing bears and
super scary mountain lions
when I walk my dog at night,
They were not stressed and scared then
They had plenty of space to run to.
I hope they’re all safe.
I hope we’re all safe.



-claire

[BamaRefugee]

12. Wow, I LOVE IT! Thank you!

[Claire Oh Nette]

15. you're welcome...

it's just what I do!
glad you liked it.

[alwaysinasnit]

4. I visited family in San Francisco and it hit 102 degrees. I live in Sonoma county and it hit 111.

[smirkymonkey]

9. That's almost unheard of in SF.

I lived there for 6 years and it was never very hot while I was there. In fact, there was one summer where I was wearing a winter coat for a few weeks.

[alwaysinasnit]

13. That is why I decided to visit yesterday, knowing that SF would be cooler than where I live.

All I can say is that it is miserable in the whole Bay Area. Stay safe.

[misanthrope]

5. Talk about s#!tting the bed

Humanity is slitting its own throat.

[Hekate]

6. Yes. I thought this might all happen after I shuffled off this mortal coil years hence (I'm 73) ...

But I guess I get to experience the Future after all.

It was 107 in our little valley on the Central Coast, and I just hope we don’t have to have a fire again this year.

[Klaralven]

10. New Study Projects Severe Water Shortages in the Colorado River Basin

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20022020/severe-water-shortages-colorado-river-basin-snowpack-albedo

[roamer65]

14. The Great Lakes states need to form a stringent compact to stop water exportation.

As a Michigander, I can see what will be “blowing in” from the West.

The biggest goal will be if they ever try to build NAWAPA, will be to sabotage any connections to the Great Lakes.

[Klaralven]

16. The Great Lakes don't have much water to spare

Most of MN, WI, IL, OH, and NY drain south into the Mississippi, Ohio, and Hudson River drainage systems. Very little of Ontario drains south. It mostly drains North to Hudson's Bay or east to the Ottawa River.

The catchment area of the Great Lakes isn't more than a couple times the area of the lakes themselves. Michigan is the only state that completely drains into them.

[roamer65]

17. Yes. Correct.

...and the turnover rate is very slow.

Detroit water, which is supplied to most of SE Michigan comes from Lake Huron. Once you evaporate the chlorine, it is really great tasting water. It comes from all the limestone at the bottom of the lake. Same limestone as Niagara Falls flow over.

[Klaralven]

18. Most of Huron is southwest of the Niagara Escarpment

[roamer65]

19. The bedrock is Niagara escarpment all along the eastern shore and in the Georgian Bay.

See that opening between the lake and the Georgian Bay?

That actually used to be a large waterfall, before the lake completely filled.

I have dove that area and it’s all escarpment limestone down there.

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Features-of-the-submerged-escarpment-between-Georgian-Bay-and-Lake-Huron-north-of-Bruce_fig1_263364898

It is beautiful up there. Amazing limestone cliffs.

[Klaralven]

20. Years ago I took the ferry from Manitoulin Island to the Bruce Peninsula

IIRC the islands we passed were very interesting - weathered sandstone sticking up out of the water.

[roamer65]

21. All sorts of geology there.

Big vacation home spot for doctors from Toronto.