Enjoy better air quality while you can, smoke may return this weekend
Much of the Bay Area had good air quality on Tuesday with blue skies visible. It’s welcome relief after a record stretch of unhealthy air.
Much of the Bay Area had good air quality on Tuesday with blue skies visible. It’s welcome relief after a record stretch of unhealthy air.
Better air, sunny temps
Steve Paulson says there will be better air quality today with sunny afternoon temps.
Steve Paulson says there will be better air quality today with sunny afternoon temps.
Hurricane Sally makes landfall near Alabama as a Category 2 storm
Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead.
Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead.
Improving air quality, cooling pattern
The air quality improved Tuesday and is expected to continue through Friday. Expect cooler temperatures.
The air quality improved Tuesday and is expected to continue through Friday. Expect cooler temperatures.
California blaze threatens 'Emerald Triangle' marijuana zone
The region’s rural communities that have been rooted in cannabis cultivation for decades are likely to sustain flames until significant rains arrive.
The region’s rural communities that have been rooted in cannabis cultivation for decades are likely to sustain flames until significant rains arrive.
Oregon teen remembered as a hero, died trying to save grandmother, family says
A 13-year-old boy killed by fire and found with his protective dog draped over him, was being remembered as a hero who died trying to save his grandmother from the raging flames of Oregon’s Beachie Creek Fire.
A 13-year-old boy killed by fire and found with his protective dog draped over him, was being remembered as a hero who died trying to save his grandmother from the raging flames of Oregon’s Beachie Creek Fire.
'Huge rainmaker': Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with historic floods
Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at just 2 mph, a pace that's enabling the storm to gather huge amounts of water to eventually dump on land.
Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at just 2 mph, a pace that's enabling the storm to gather huge amounts of water to eventually dump on land.
US Marines help save Oregon man's home from wildfire
They say the saw a man's house burning and firefighters were battling another fire, so they decided to help.
They say the saw a man's house burning and firefighters were battling another fire, so they decided to help.
Oregon drivers stopped at gunpoint by groups protecting wildfire ravaged properties from looters
Oregon drivers have been illegally stopped at gunpoint by armed groups patrolling evacuation zones over the past week as massive wildfires sweep through the West, destroying more than 1 million acres in the state and displacing hundreds of thousands.
Oregon drivers have been illegally stopped at gunpoint by armed groups patrolling evacuation zones over the past week as massive wildfires sweep through the West, destroying more than 1 million acres in the state and displacing hundreds of thousands.
Air quality still bad in West Coast, but Bay Area conditions improving
After nearly one month of smoke-choked skies and unhealthy breathing, the National Weather Service offered a bit of good news.
After nearly one month of smoke-choked skies and unhealthy breathing, the National Weather Service offered a bit of good news.
Easing wildfires not as simple as climate change vs. forest work
Scientists say wildfires are all but inevitable, and the main drivers are plants and trees drying out due to climate change and more people living closer to areas that burn. And while forest thinning and controlled burns are solutions, they have proven challenging to implement on the scale needed to combat those threats.
Scientists say wildfires are all but inevitable, and the main drivers are plants and trees drying out due to climate change and more people living closer to areas that burn. And while forest thinning and controlled burns are solutions, they have proven challenging to implement on the scale needed to combat those threats.
Thick fog, better air
Thick hazy fog but a little better air quality. Higher than normal temps.
Thick hazy fog but a little better air quality. Higher than normal temps.
Western United States has the worst air quality in the world, data indicates
Wildfire smoke has choked the West Coast as firefighters continue to battle massive wildfires spanning several states.
Wildfire smoke has choked the West Coast as firefighters continue to battle massive wildfires spanning several states.
Spare the Air alert extended yet again, making it a month of foul air
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended the Spare the Air alert through Wednesday, which will mark 30 straight days of messages that the air quality is poor.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended the Spare the Air alert through Wednesday, which will mark 30 straight days of messages that the air quality is poor.
One-of-a-kind Aston Martin stolen from SJ parking lot days after saved from CZU fire
The case of this missing Aston Martin starts after the CZU Fire Complex forced Boulder Creek evacuations.
The case of this missing Aston Martin starts after the CZU Fire Complex forced Boulder Creek evacuations.
5 tropical cyclones brew in Atlantic at the same time, only 2nd time on record
Hurricane Paulette has made a rare landfall in Bermuda as a strong Category 1 storm just hours after the wealthy British territory shuttered schools, government agencies and air and sea ports.
Hurricane Paulette has made a rare landfall in Bermuda as a strong Category 1 storm just hours after the wealthy British territory shuttered schools, government agencies and air and sea ports.
The roles climate change, forest management play in CA's catastrophic wildfires
This year, fires have engulfed 3.3 million acres of California, about the size of eight Bay Area Counties.
This year, fires have engulfed 3.3 million acres of California, about the size of eight Bay Area Counties.
Another hazy day with cool to warm temps
There will be a slight improvement with Bay Area air quality for Tuesday but still expect hazy skies and unhealthy air. A Spare the Air Alert is in effect through Wednesday.
There will be a slight improvement with Bay Area air quality for Tuesday but still expect hazy skies and unhealthy air. A Spare the Air Alert is in effect through Wednesday.
The Northern Hemisphere officially had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says
According to scientists, the three-month season from June through August 2020 was the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest meteorological summer, surpassing 2019 and 2016, which were previously tied for the hottest.
According to scientists, the three-month season from June through August 2020 was the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest meteorological summer, surpassing 2019 and 2016, which were previously tied for the hottest.
Wildfires on West Coast leave at least 35 people dead, evacuees describe having 'lost everything'
The wildfires from California to Washington state have burned nearly 5 million acres, nearly the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, with many returning to find only charred rubble.
The wildfires from California to Washington state have burned nearly 5 million acres, nearly the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, with many returning to find only charred rubble.