"Fogust" is a term used to describe our coastal Southern California marine layer when it extends into August. While common in June, they're far less so once summer takes hold. The first of August, when I took the following photos with my cell phone, was particularly wet and foggy.
The marine layer is still present every morning, although it burns off earlier now. However, at present, as shown in the photo below, the Port of Los Angeles is visible only through a haze, as if viewing it through tissue paper, and the mountains to the east can't be seen at all. This is attributable to especially poor air quality, due in part to a major fire burning about 200 miles to the north of us.
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Awful, I hope they are able to get a handle on it - but I know the higher temps and winds aren't going to be on their side. It's very scary.
ReplyDeleteIt looks as though it's progress has slowed but it's still only 9% contained.
DeleteRead this morning that the Canyon Fire has spread dramatically. Fingers crossed it is under control soon and does not come your way.
ReplyDeleteYes, we have yet another fire as of yesterday, this one encroaching on LA County. It's still entirely uncontained, having engulfed nearly 5000 acres but the Gifford Fire a little further north is closing in on 100,000 acres and still only 15% contained. After the misery of January's fires, I'd hoped that we could avoid more but sadly such is not the case.
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