2 month agoGreen activists near the Elysee Palace in response to Emmanuel Macron's comments comparing 5G detractors to the Amish.
2 month agoThe BobcatFire is burning within 500 ft. of the Mt. Wilson Observatory. "Crews are in place ready to receive the fire," the @Angeles_NF tweeted
2 month agoA large fire is in progress at the Reception and Identification Center (KYT) of Samos. The fire spread very quickly and is burning around the KYT
2 month agoStorm surge from Hurricane Sally in the Reggio area of St. Bernard Parish
2 month agoThe BobcatFire is within 500 ft of the Mt. Wilson Observatory & crews are in place ready to receive the fire. Strategic firing is taking place in the south where air operations are strengthening dozerlines. Crews are working a spot fire that crossed Hwy 2 near Buckhorn
2 month agoWoodheadFire: "40 acres of burnt land with a cabin and barns sitting untouched in the middle," said Tracey Stones, an owner of property affected by the fire
2 month agoHundreds of Oregon National Guardsmen mobilize in Salem over the weekend to help with firefighting efforts across the state
2 month agoA few readings of moderate and even good air quality beginning to appear on the Oregon Coast
2 month agoA barge struck a bridge in Gulf Breeze, Florida on Tuesday as Hurricane Sally continued its crawl towards he Gulf Coast
2 month agoSmoke advisory extended due to Bobcat and El Dorado fires
2 month agoAir quality continues to be UNHEALTHY & VERY UNHEALTHY for everyone.
2 month agoIn Orange Beach, Alabama, the storm surge broke apart a boardwalk and surrounding structures, sending wood and metal crashing into the coast
2 month agoA voluntary evacuation order has been issued for Zone A, low lying areas, and Shoal and Choctawhatchee Rivers. Freeport High School will open as a shelter at 5 p.m.
EVACUATION ORDER CHANGES: One Dolan Fire evacuation order has been downgraded and three warnings have been lifted
2 month agoContainment on the CreekFire is on the rise - it's up to 16%, for a fire that's burned about 344 sq miles as of Tues morning. the SQF Complex Fire (originally Castle & Shotgun Fires) is gaining steam near Kern & Tulare Counties. It's 167 square miles, 12% contained
2 month agoMOBILE COUNTY: Hurricane Sally causes flooding over the highway, while a building takes on water on the west side of Mobile Bay
AugustComplex in Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, & Trinity County is 794,801 acres and 30% contained. Change in acreage per @R5_Fire_News [WEST ZONE of the complex] is 49,009 acres
22 people are missing in the West Coast wildfires, but it's too dangerous to search for them
2 month agoThere are 27 large wildfires burning approximately 1.57 million acres in Oregon and Washington
2 month agoDamage assessment teams & Southern California Edison cars are lined up and ready to go into areas that are damaged due to the CreekFire
2 month agoAnother Body Recovered Amid Wildfire In Butte County, Death Toll Rises To 15
Okaloosa County and Walton County schools are also closed Wednesday due to Hurricane Sally -
2 month agoFrom the north to the south and from lower elevations to higher elevations the Sierra is just covered in wildfire smoke
2 month agoA viewer sent us video today of crews working to clear trees and restore power on Scenic Highway in Pensacola after outages in the area.
2 month agoAerial footage shows conditions in Portland as it is ranked the worst city in the world for air quality after smoke from Oregon's record wildfires blanketed the city
2 month agoA tropical storm is expected to form in the Mediterranean and head toward southern Greece in a few days. So-called "medicanes" have occurred in the recent past & can produce gusty winds, heavy surf, and flooding rains
2 month agoDrone video shows the destruction from a wildfire that tore through the Southern Oregon town of Talent
2 month agoFireWoodheadFire Fire growth was mainly on the northeast side, toward Cuddy Mountain and up Cracker Jack Creek, prompting evacuations for residents above Upper Dale, Paradise Flat, North Hornet and West Mill Creek.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 110 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 113 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina
2 month agoThe BobcatFire grows 41,231 acres, containment drops to 3%. Evacuation orders remain in place for parts of Arcadia and Sierra Madre. The blaze also continues to move towards the Mt. Wilson Observatory
2 month agoAn @LAFD search and rescue team is headed up to NorCal to assist in the search for victims of the devastating NorthComplex burning east of Chico. The 264K acre fire has killed at least 15 people and destroyed over 720 structures
2 month agoHere is a daybreak view of the BobcatFire from the @MtWilsonObs camera. Per @Angeles_NF 1,091 personnel assigned to this incident. @tina_patel has the latest information.
2 month agoLower smoke rallys for portions of the Bay Area this morning relative to the last few days. Airport visibility sensors are also markedly better this morning (generally 3-10 miles versus 1-3 yesterday)
2 month agoLIFE-THREATENING FLOODING This is the major concern with Hurricane Sally as it crawls toward the central Gulf coast at 2 mph. In addition to hurricane conditions at dangerous storm surge some places could see more than 20" of rain in just a few days
2 month agoStorm surge ocean at Quietwater Beach. Picnic area/parking lot flooded. Wooden trash bins pushed to edge of lot
2 month agoMandatory evacuation order went into effect in Jean Lafitte, Barataria. @MayorTimKerner said although he's very optimistic, they are not out of the woods yet and will remain vigilant. He says they will not lift the evacuation order just yet
2 month agoConnecticutFire A lot of smoke lingering over downtown SLC last night. Fire crews responded to multiple calls around SL of possible fires/smell of smoke because of it. As of last night Evacuations we're lifted. 12 homes are still on pre Evacuation notice as precaution
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 189 km NNE of Labasa, Fiji
Mandatory evacuations lifted in Salt Lake City 'Connecticut Fire,' but a dozen homes are on pre-evac notice
2 month agoDrone video shows fire-ravaged Oregon town covered in red flame retardant. A thick blanket of fire retardant covered streets and properties in the town of Talent, Oregon
2 month agoBobcatFire (Angeles NF) - Things are looking quieter on the fire right now, looking from both the College Peak & Mt Wilson cams.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 86 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
2.4 magnitude earthquake. 21 km from Okeene, OK, United States
2 month agoBobcatFire is 3% contained and over 38K acres burned in the @Angeles_NF. We are monitoring fire activity overnight and will provide any updates as necessary.
BOBCATFIRE : Blaze moves closer to Mount Wilson Observatory as acreage grows to 38,299, containment drops to 3%
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 10 km NW of Aguas Verdes, Peru
2 month agoJust make out the silhouette of a firefighter on the ridge line as the BobcatFire burns tonight above the San Gabriel Valley. This part of the fire.
Parts of Three Rivers are under a mandatory evacuation. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is urging people to take the threat seriously. "This is one of the worst fires that I have seen in my entire lifetime here in Tulare County," he said
3.3 magnitude earthquake. 22 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska
2 month agoOcean Waves crashing onto parking lot at Quietwater Beach PensacolaBeach Sally
Bobcat Fire evacuations bring anxiety for residents
2 month agoBobcatFire (Angeles NF)
2 month agoThis area in Hennessy and Lockhart Roads always ends up flooding badly. Overspill from Southorn Playground already becoming a waterfall. Bars in the area have been known to get water several inches deep inside
2 month agoStrategic firing operations are taking place to protect the infrastructure around Mt. Wilson. The firing operation is going as planned. Firefighters are taking advantage of favorable weather conditions. Crews and equipment will be staffing the Bobcatfire throughout the evening
2 month agoThe mountwilson observatory, its telescopes, and its history are a priceless LosAngeles treasure
The Bobcat Fire, which has communities across the San Gabriel Valley on alert, has grown to 38,299 acres and containment has dropped from 6% to 3%
2 month agoBobcatFire AA52 reporting a major increase in fire activity and has jumped the retardant line North of Sierra Madre with spotting across Hwy 2 also. It is moving too quickly for firing operations to be successful. USFS Copter 531 already overhead working near Mt. Wilson Obsv
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 4 km NE of Itako, Japan
2 month agoElDoradoFire - View from Snow Summit South. Pointed SW at 210 degree
2 month agoBobcat fire just below Mt Wilson Observatory seems to have abated a bit in the last 30 minutes or so
2 month agoFire flare-ups along Angeles Crest Hwy/SR2 put fire fighters at risk. Respect them and stay away so they can focus on BobcatFire, not rescuing barricade crashers.
2 month agoBobcatFire - View from Sunset Pk near Mt Baldy (310 degrees)
2 month agoThe 38,300-acre Bobcat Fire is burning intensely in Angeles National Forest after containment was decreased from 6% to 3%. Sky5 is overhead
2 month agoBobcatFire (Angeles NF) - Division 'Z' (south end of the fire) reporting significant increase of fire activity from the main fire in the last hour or so & it is out-pacing their firing operation - wants LA County copters if available. Images from College Peak + Mt Wilson
2 month agoLooking East towards Angelus Oaks. Waiting to see if they are going to do a firing op behind the homes
2 month agoSMOKE DETECTED . HPWREN Camera: wilson-s-mobo-c at 2020-09-14
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 - 149 km NNE of Labasa, Fiji
Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 - 13 km WNW of Esso, Russia
2 month agoThis is the old peak storm surge potential map. This is the product I'm most interested in with the update coming out any minute. Mobile was 5-8 feet. In Katrina, the city flooded with 10-12 feet of surge.
2 month agoHurricane Sally now a Category 2, with max sustained winds of 100 mph
Trump dismisses climate concerns, says 'it will start getting cooler'
2 month agoThe Syrian Civil Defense firefighting teams extinguish all fires in the western countryside of Idlib, and maintain their readiness to respond in the event of new fires
Firefighters believe the Holiday Farm Fire is 6% contained. There is no official count yet on the number of homes and businesses lost
2 month agoThe ElDoradoFire in San Bernardino Co is making another push up towards Angelus Oaks.. was 14,478 acres & 44% contained this morning. 2 VLATs & 3 large air tankers have been working it so far this morning
2 month agoCoastal flooding in Bay St Louis, MS making low lying roads impassable along the bay with persistent onshore flow well ahead of HurricaneSally
BobcatFire northeast of Cogswell Reservoir, San Gabriel Canyon in Los Angeles county is 36,366 acres and 6% contained. Unified Command: @Angeles_NF, @LACoFDPIO, and Monrovia Fire Department
2 month agoPUPPY POWER: After days of wildfire devastation, the Butte County Sheriff's office shared this survival story, with deputies locating a puppy at a burned out property, treating the dog for minor burns and nicknaming the dog Trooper
2 month agoCheck out the flooding at Pointe Santo Condominiums along W Gulf Dr on Sanibel. We measured about 12 inches of water in the parking lot. The manager's office was also under water after HurricaneSally
2 month agoDense smoke and poor air quality impacting Sierra and Foothill communities
The smoke from Idaho, Oregon and California wildfires has made air quality levels in the Missoula area 'unhealthy.'
2 month agoHurricane Sally is expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning. Forecasters say it is likely to hit a stretch of the Gulf Coast from west of New Orleans to Alabama with a potentially lethal storm surge, powerful winds and flash flooding
2 month agoJust a couple miles from Auberry. headed up the 168 to go cover the creekfire Where do you want me to check out today
firefighters who are joined by responders from Canada and Israel. Together, nearly 25,000 firefighters are battling 96 large fires across 3.4 million acres in the western United States
Saraland Police Department will open the saferoom as storm shelter during Sally
2 month agoSally steps up and approaches the Louisiana coast.
Okaloosa County Schools will close Tuesday due to Hurricane Sally
2 month agoCurrent conditions on @DauphinIsland Tonty Court. There is a third vehicle behind the car on the left in this photo. Photo courtesy of Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier
2 month agoSeptember 14, 2020: when a trip to Yosemite could be hazardous (AQI 390 air quality) to your health. Wildfires continue sending heavy smoke through the region. Familiar sites have disappeared
LNULightningComplex in Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Yolo and Solano county remains 363,220 acres and 97% contained
2 month agoBobcatFire official infrared overflight from last night. Note they are keeping it south of the 2, and fire passed through the Chantry Flat area last night (TBD how structure protection fared there, lots of cabins there
2 month agoA little perspective of where the fire is, looking close to the same angle as the firecam
2 month agoCreekFire: This is the drive on Dinkey Creek Rd. going towards Shaver Lake from the Bald Mountain Area. There's a small fire burning near Dinkey Creek and firefighters are working to prevent that small fire from joining the Creek Fire
2 month agoSally is a hurricane. At the moment, it looks like it will maintain Cat. 1 strength as it makes landfall along the Gulf Coast tomorrow
NHC upgrades Sally to Category 1 hurricane
2 month agoVisibility has dropped below two miles for most of the Central Valley as of 9 a.m. this morning. Smoke is very dense kind of acting like dense fog in the middle of winter
2 month agoMonday 9/14 ElDoradoFire 14,398 acres per 8:59pm infrared flight yesterday + analysis by fire staff. Satellite hotspot data is several hours old and locations are approximate.
2 month agoearly in the morning. Yucaipa, California #ElDoradoFire
2 month ago9 a.m. AirQuality view around the region
2 month agoThe fire looks to be making a push towards AngelusOaks ElDoradoFire
2 month agoNote the assessment out of Washington where air quality levels are locally hazardous, into Oregon as well
2 month agoCreek Fire. Huntington Lake Area Assisting CAL FIRE strike team 9442C with an overnight firing operation
CreekFire Northeast of Shaver Lake in Fresno County is 212,744 acres and 10% contained.
2 month ago"Today marks the 28th consecutive day the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has had a Spare the Air Alert in effect due to wildfire smoke. The region has been impacted by sooty conditions for an entire month
2 month agoThe air quality coming thru Chico is terrible. Looks like a foggy day
2 month agoElDoradoFire from Redlands
2 month agoWillowFire off of Neptune Lane and Willow Glen Road, North of Smartville in Yuba County is 1,311 acres and 92% contained
2 month agoRecord hit. Tropical Storm Vicki forms- first time since 1971 that five named storms are in the Atlantic Basin at the same time
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 9 km WSW of Yepocapa, Guatemala
2 month agoSmoky sunrise in Cedar Rapids due to the smoke from wildfires out west in overhead
2 month agoToday is the 28th consecutive Spare the Air alert. The air quality is still bad.
2 month agoPortland this morning. Hard to see the glittering lights of our city when it's so smoky from the Oregonwildfires
Bobcat Fire chars more than 33K acres as some Arcadia, Sierra Madre residents ordered to evacuate
2 month agoPortland's air quality is in the "hazardous" range this morning at above 500 ppm. Meteorologist @rshelbyTV also reports that there's a dense fog advisory this morning, it all makes for a low visibility commute
2 month agoBeachie Creek Fire scatters paths of destruction
2 month agoNear Estacada this morning where road closures remain in effect in response to the RiversideFire
2 month agoFirefighters in Idanha say as far as they know, no structures have been lost in the town — however, they say the town of Detroit has experienced heavy losses. Only about 20-25 structures are still standing
2 month agoThe Bay Area remains in the "red" zone with unhealthy air persisting around the region.
More than 16,750 firefighters are battling 29 major wildfires across the state as of Sunday, according to CalFire
The GoshenFire is estimated to be around 200 acres, and this just one of the multiple fires burning in the area
2 month agoGot multiple fires burning today
2.7 magnitude earthquake. 18 km from Pāhala, HI, United States
2 month agoThe SpaceNeedle is barely visible because of the smoke & haze in the Seattle area. Air quality is "very unhealthy" and some businesses have closed their doors until it clears up. Forecasters expect a system to move through and clear things up in the next couple of days
Two new deaths reported at North Complex West Zone fires
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - Banda Sea
2 month agoAlmost 200 firefighters from Texas are pitching in to help with the CreekFire & other fires burning across California. This is video from CAL FIRE Fresno showing the crew from Texas arriving overnight.
2 month agothick smoke still settled over the area early this morning. Many businesses / city services shut down today due to hazardous air quality.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 274 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
Crews continue to battle wildfires that have killed at least 33 from California to Washington state
2 month agoLess than 20% of designed amount of water left in water reservoirs that supplying Simferopol
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - southeast of Easter Island
2 month agoIsland of Bermuda completely inside the eye of Hurricane Paulette right now. NBC4NY
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Teddy has formed; one of four active named storms in Atlantic basin
2 month agoThe first, third and fourth largest fires in #California's history are all currently burning. Over 500,000 people may be evacuated in #Oregon.
More than 4,000,000 acres burned.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - south of the Mariana Islands
2 month agoMore from Mill City, Oregon Sept 13 2020 OregonFires2020
2 month agoMill City, OR Sept 13 2020 OregonFires2020
BrushFire; INC1469; 11:38PM; 5501 W Dell Oak Dr; HollywoodHills; Approximately 1/2 acre of in medium to heavy brush slowly burning uphill with no wind. LAFD Air Ops is making water drops while
2 month agoBobcatFire (Angeles NF) - Not a whole lot to be seen or heard tonight, several views of the fire currently below. 1st is the view from College Peak, 2nd is from Mt Wilson looking east & 3rd is Mt Harvard2 looking east
2 month agoPortland Police: Suspect Arrested After Starting Brush Fire with Molotov Cocktail
2 month agoHigh level of Neva in St.Petersburg
2 month agoAs of today, 35 active wildfires have burned nearly 902,700 acres throughout Oregon.
2 month agoHere are a few more pictures from our quick trip up North Fork Rd. outside of Lyons/Mehama. It's just so sad to see. But if there is one thing I know about this community - they won't let this slow them down. They're pretty tough
2 month agoCastlefire burning actively for first part of the night, laying down a bit now, poor RH recovery. Structure task force waiting for a falling module to open road into Sequioa Crest. Fulton and Bear Divide hotshots trying to hold fire north of 190 out of Camp Nelson
Oregon's Holiday Farm Fire reaches over 161K acres, 6% containment
2 month agoThe BobcatFire is moving through the Wilderness Park area in Arcadia, right above homes. 305 houses evacuated in Arcadia & Sierra Madre. No homes burned but it's an intense fight
The Creek Fire has burned 201,908 acres and is at 10% containment. The fire has tripled in size in the last week and threatens over 14,000 buildings
2 month agoThe Bullfrog Fire is burning 43 miles away from northeast Clovis. Officials say it has burned 900 acres with 0% containment near Dinkey Lakes Wilderness. The fire is not related to Creek Fire.
2.7 magnitude earthquake. 16 km from CleElum, WA, United States
Crews are working on a vegetation fire that has grown to 50 acres in unincorporated Livermore. Officials say the blaze is 75% contained
The Bullfrog Fire burning 43 miles northeast of Clovis has reached 900 acres and is 0% contained
2 month agoAir resources working on the BobcatFire @LACoFireAirOps Copter 21 and Copter 16 dropping above Monrovia canyon park.
2 month agoA few scenes from the BobcatFire in Arcadia, california
CreekFire Northeast of Shaver Lake in Fresno County is 201,908 acres and 10% contained.
Fire crews are responding to a 25-acre vegetation fire at Altamont Pass Road in unincorporated Livermore, Alameda County Fire said in a tweet
2 month agoThe BattleCreek2Fire and GoshenFire have both been determined as human-caused. Battle Creek ( is 20 percent contained at 188 acres, and Goshen ( is 90 percent contained at 150 acres
2 month agoBobcatFire (Angeles NF) - Spot fire in the area of the Santa Anita Dam. ANF Copter 531 is working it plus addl copters requested, might not be available. Camera below is looking right into that area - Copter 531 is that bright spot on the right
2 month agoContainment continues increasing as crews get closer to putting out the ValleyFire. It's 87% contained, acres burned remains 17,665. Over 500 firefighters were assigned to the fire today.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 192 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
2 month agoA tour of Mill Creek OR in his Mule
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - Fiji region
