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Short climate change thread. Earlier this month, "...scientists did not hide their alarm that an usually cool part of the Pacific northwest had been turned into a furnace." As a @guardian editorial warned, uncertainty about climate change goes both ways. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Some models may overestimate the effects of climate change. But even very good models can be wrong the other way, too: bigger changes hitting us sooner than we thought, and more difficult to reverse or adapt to.
If anything, climate models seem to underestimate, more than they overestimate, local effects of climate change. We are not prepared for this -- not only for the extreme weather events themselves, but for their lasting impacts.
Katy O’Hara says the fire is large it’s creating logistical issues.
This incident base at Chiloquin is at the western edge of the fire, where most of the containment is.
Many of the firefighters are camping closer to the Fire.
“We can’t risk the drive time” says O’Hara
This incident base at Chiloquin is at the western edge of the fire, where most of the containment is.
Many of the firefighters are camping closer to the Fire.
“We can’t risk the drive time” says O’Hara
At Chiloquin high school, about an hour from the fire, a vendor sells “Bootleg fire” shirts and other souvenirs 
OHA Environmental Public Health Section Manager Gabriela Goldfarb speaking this morning: "We appreciate the opportunity to share some more information about the risks to health this wildfire season and the actions people can take to protect themselves."
"People are still feeling the trauma of the 2020 wildfires, and the deadly heat dome across the state last month, as we already find ourselves in an early and very challenging fire season. This all aligns with climate predictions and means increased risks to our health."
"Fortunately, there is one way we are better off this fire season compared to last, in that many folks are vaccinated against #COVID19."
In the meantime in Oregon, NW-US. Massive wildfire already burned 1,080 km².
And in northern California, fears are that 'dry lightning' will ignite new fires tomorrow.
Smoke over North America.
As the #BootlegFire burns out of control in Oregon — with critical implications for public safety, air quality, and forest health — we can report that another large forest offset project appears to be on fire. (1/10)
The #BootlegFire is currently at 201,923 acres and growing, approximately 11 miles northeast of the town of Sprague River, Oregon. (2/10)
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7609/
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7609/
The project impacted by the #BootlegFire, ACR273, is a 400,000 acre forest project that was recently harvested for timber and has earned more than 950,000 offset credits from California’s climate regulator as it regrows. (3/10)
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The first megafire of 2021 is the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon.
It's already nearly 7 times larger than San Francisco, and has been doubling in size nearly every day since the weekend.
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It's already nearly 7 times larger than San Francisco, and has been doubling in size nearly every day since the weekend.
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Update: In the past four days the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon has burned another two-and-a-half San Francisco's worth of forest and continues to produce its own weather + lightning.
It's not expected to be fully contained until late November.
It's not expected to be fully contained until late November.
Update: Smoke from the Bootleg Fire and other western wildfires has now spread across the entire North American continent and is now swirling across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe.
The #BootlegFire is now 394,407 acres (13x the city of San Francisco) and 32% contained.
The #BootlegFire is now 394,407 acres (13x the city of San Francisco) and 32% contained.
