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07/17/2026 01:47:00 PM · #1 |
It's crazy here today in the Mid-Atlantic region. Normally, with the drone at 400 feet in this direction, I can see the Shenandoah Mountains, which are 48 miles away. This is our view today at 12:30pm, full sunshine (it's trying but extremely diffused).
The smoke is all the way down at ground level. Smells like a campfire.
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07/17/2026 02:44:02 PM · #2 |
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I have a similar view here in Chicago the last two days. Really bad. Hope they can get those fires under control. |
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07/17/2026 03:13:12 PM · #3 |
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I was in Glacier National Park last year and experienced the same thing with smoke from wild fires in Canada. It made early morning photos look like the fog and when the sun came up there was an eerie glow. |
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07/17/2026 03:34:42 PM · #4 |
Yeah, in Williamsburg, VA we have hazy smoke here, as well, and you can smell it.
It's too bad it's stupid hot and humid, it would actually be a good day to go photograph wildlife/bugs/etc., because it's a giant softbox! |
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07/17/2026 03:38:53 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
... it would actually be a good day to go photograph wildlife/bugs/etc., because it's a giant softbox! |
I've considered it but the air, even at ground level, is so bad - can't be healthy. |
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07/17/2026 04:12:29 PM · #6 |
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It’s just nowgetti g here in NC - I know they are called the “Smokey Mt’s” but this is a whole new level! |
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07/17/2026 06:13:43 PM · #7 |
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Current recommendation is to wear an N95 or equivalent outdoors -- it's not likely to get better for a few days. |
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07/17/2026 06:16:56 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Current recommendation is to wear an N95 or equivalent outdoors -- it's not likely to get better for a few days. |
:-( |
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07/17/2026 07:02:54 PM · #9 |
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I was supposed to be traveling this coming week. Nope, staying put. Wear a mask if you're out there. |
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07/17/2026 08:59:49 PM · #10 |
Not too many things can faze new york-ers. Now we have three (or more): heat, smoke, Legionnaires outbreak, cyclosporasis.
Wednesday and Thursday was so bad that the babies in strollers wore little masks. But not too many people though.
Besides, the yellowish haze of stuff above the City was not as photogenic as last time!
The talk on the street was about Chicago which air quality index got past our purple to maroon (see Mark's post)! |
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