The San Francisco Bay Area awoke to a disorienting sight on Wednesday morning: deep orange skies and a smoky darkness lingered hours after sunrise, serving as a stark reminder of the wildfires still raging across California. The phenomenon ― which was also seen in Oregon on Tuesday ― is a result of 16 different fire complexes burning in the region, dispersing smoke with the help of gusty wind. “Strong winds over the past few days transported ash from fires in northern California and the Sierra Nevada into the region,” the Bay Area Air District, the region’s air quality control agency, explained in a tweet. “This is yet another reminder though that we’re living with the effects of climate change in real time,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed tweeted Wednesday morning. Here are some images of Wednesday’s orange skies, which many compared to a scene from Mars.

Source: Huffington Post September 09, 2020 20:37 UTC