Our skies are lighter today, but look at the sun in this photo. In normal, clear skies, the sun is approx. 400,000 times brighter than the full moon. The smog today is thick enough to block most of the sun’s light, making it look more like an anemic blood moon. Yesterday, however, the sun was not visible at all.
The fact is, though, that we were better off yesterday. The marine layer was holding the smoke at a higher altitude, and our air quality was rated in the yellow moderate range. Today the smog has descended, and we are dead center of the red UNHEALTHY zone.
Here’s a shot showing the smokey air is at street level.
Of course, none of this compares to being right in the range of the fires, especially the brave women and men on the front line, and the evacuees, who’s lives right now are no clearer than our skies.
Kitten WAW 