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DaytonRickster

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Here in NEW. JERSEY. o_O , the smoke has gotten much worse throughout the day. It really smells like Canada now. NEW. JERSEY. o_O normally smells better than this.

😞
Ouch!
Kurt Aaron on Channel 16 said the AQI, air quality index in Williamsport was over 400. It's pretty bad in Lycoming County and central Pa.
AQI this AM (Friday, 17th) here in Dayton, OH #was measured at 500. 300 is considered hazardous conditions.
 

LMTLION

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I can actually see the ridge behind my neighborhood here in eastern PA and the air quality reading is merely unhealthy … big improvements. Perhaps the Canadiens can get their shat together for next summer.
 

LB99

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I can actually see the ridge behind my neighborhood here in eastern PA and the air quality reading is merely unhealthy … big improvements. Perhaps the Canadiens can get their shat together for next summer.

In the meantime, lost in the smoke saga, parts of Texas are flooding again. Maybe the Texans need to get their shat together too?
 

LionsAndBears

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Dec 7, 2009
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My son, who lives in the South Hills area had ordered a car to be delivered via Carvana today. They called him this morning and told him that they're freezing their car deliveries in the Northeast until Tuesday due to the air quality. He told them to keep the car.
 

Nits1989

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Oct 29, 2021
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My son, who lives in the South Hills area had ordered a car to be delivered via Carvana today. They called him this morning and told him that they're freezing their car deliveries in the Northeast until Tuesday due to the air quality. He told them to keep the car.
Can't deliver a car because of smoke? I drove to work today, nobody let me stay home because of smoke.
 

Bwifan

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Oct 12, 2021
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Here are some charts with data I found interesting. With a breakdown from a met and research analyst who did some research after people complaining about the fires in Canada... **Note: Just found this interesting not here to get into political arguments. It's Friday and it's getting near happy hour so play nice people :D

The average number of heatwave days (HWDs) in Canada (which are defined as ≥3 consecutive days with Tmax ≥90th percentile against the 1991–2020 mean per station) was 8.58% lower during the 60-year period 1965–2025 compared to 1911–1960, but the linear trend is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. The last eight years have exhibited an unusually high number of HWDs, but it's far too early to tell if that's a sign of things to come or simply an artifact of natural variability. I used 113 long-term (≥80 years of daily data) GHCNd stations to complete this analysis. The only way one can get a meaningful increase in HWDs is to cherry-pick the x-axis starting date and ignoring pre-1960 data.

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And a chart for those wondering about drought conditions in Canada...
Looking at droughts, examing the self-calibrating Palmer Drought Severity Index (scPDSI) from CRU (data is available through 2024). I then calibrated that to the Drought Monitor over the same period that I analyzed HWDs. There isn't much of a trend there; in fact there is a significant decrease in the worst of the drought categories despite the spike in 2023–24.

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DaytonRickster

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In the meantime, lost in the smoke saga, parts of Texas are flooding again. Maybe the Texans need to get their shat together too?
Many people interviewd in the Kerville, TX area (near the Camp Mystic disaster) indicated the newly installed flood warning alarms prompted them to head for safety in higher ground. from their camping areas. People there also indicated they are much more likely to follow weather warnings more closely since the lives were lost at Mystic.
 

DaytonRickster

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Here are some charts with data I found interesting. With a breakdown from a met and research analyst who did some research after people complaining about the fires in Canada... **Note: Just found this interesting not here to get into political arguments. It's Friday and it's getting near happy hour so play nice people :D

The average number of heatwave days (HWDs) in Canada (which are defined as ≥3 consecutive days with Tmax ≥90th percentile against the 1991–2020 mean per station) was 8.58% lower during the 60-year period 1965–2025 compared to 1911–1960, but the linear trend is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. The last eight years have exhibited an unusually high number of HWDs, but it's far too early to tell if that's a sign of things to come or simply an artifact of natural variability. I used 113 long-term (≥80 years of daily data) GHCNd stations to complete this analysis. The only way one can get a meaningful increase in HWDs is to cherry-pick the x-axis starting date and ignoring pre-1960 data.

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And a chart for those wondering about drought conditions in Canada...
Looking at droughts, examing the self-calibrating Palmer Drought Severity Index (scPDSI) from CRU (data is available through 2024). I then calibrated that to the Drought Monitor over the same period that I analyzed HWDs. There isn't much of a trend there; in fact there is a significant decrease in the worst of the drought categories despite the spike in 2023–24.

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Thanks for this info. I wonder if some lightning strikes started some of these wildfires?
 

LB99

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Oct 27, 2021
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Many people interviewd in the Kerville, TX area (near the Camp Mystic disaster) indicated the newly installed flood warning alarms prompted them to head for safety in higher ground. from their camping areas. People there also indicated they are much more likely to follow weather warnings more closely since the lives were lost at Mystic.
It is an unfortunate way to learn a lesson, but at least there was some good that came of it.
 

CVLion

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Oct 13, 2021
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May I add those new seats really are nose bleed seats. I mean it starts upwards where the north end zone upper deck ends.

It does certainly look that way 😳 although I’m wondering if that appearance is partially due to the angle of view / forced perspective. It will be very interesting to see it in person this fall.
 

PSU Mike

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Jul 28, 2001
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My son, who lives in the South Hills area had ordered a car to be delivered via Carvana today. They called him this morning and told him that they're freezing their car deliveries in the Northeast until Tuesday due to the air quality. He told them to keep the car.
Ok.
 
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LB99

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It does certainly look that way 😳 although I’m wondering if that appearance is partially due to the angle of view / forced perspective. It will be very interesting to see it in person this fall.
I saw them in person recently. They look very high and steep from the parking lot.
 
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BobPSU92

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Much better day here in NEW. JERSEY. o_O today compared to yesterday. No haze or smoky smell. Canada must be blowing or the U.S. must be sucking in a different direction today.
 

PSUForever

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Feb 17, 2007
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My son, who lives in the South Hills area had ordered a car to be delivered via Carvana today. They called him this morning and told him that they're freezing their car deliveries in the Northeast until Tuesday due to the air quality. He told them to keep the car.
He doesn't want the car anymore or just going to get it somewhere else?