[enahs-sf]

Strong blade runner vibes going on today. It's so odd to see people going about their day as if normal when there is nothing normal about today. Was outside near Lake Merritt and there are people jogging and having coffee. Pure dystopia.

[mandelbrotwurst]

Why should they not being doing that? Would you prefer they just freak out? At least in SF, the marine layer is keeping the smoke above where people are so it's not unsafe to be out.

[mikestew]

Redmond, WA didn't have orange skies (hazy and smokey, but not orange), but with air quality in the "unhealthy whether you're 'sensitive' or not" range and a thin layer of ash on the car, I decided to skip the morning run yesterday. According to TFA, it didn't smell smokey in SF, so perhaps that's why folks were out?

[0max]

Based on NOAA satellites, the smoke and fires seem to end in Oregon, but I don't doubt that this may extend up to BC in no time. https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G1...

[mikestew]

Based on NOAA satellites, the smoke and fires seem to end in Oregon

No, your view window ends in Oregon. I don't know how one is supposed to determine anything about what's going on in Washington state from that link. Here's a more useful link for the doubtful:

https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Redmond&state=WA&country=USA

[p1mrx]

> It's so odd to see people going about their day as if normal when there is nothing normal about today.

What should they be doing instead?

[enahs-sf]

I was just admiring the dystopian aspect of it.

[freewilly1040]

It's actually worse than the sky in Blade Runner

[e40]

It was always raining in Blade Runner, too. I wish we would get some rain. That would clear things out nicely.