The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Wednesday because of a forecast of unhealthy smog levels in the region.
High inland temperatures and light winds are expected to combine with motor vehicle exhaust to create unhealthy levels of smog, otherwise known as ozone, according to the air district. Smoke from fires near the California-Oregon border may also contribute to the bad air quality.
The Spare the Air alert is the sixth issued for smog this year, air district officials said, noting that smog can cause medical issues like throat irritation, congestion and chest pain, and is particularly harmful to young children, older adults and people with respiratory and heart conditions.
People can find out when an alert is in effect by registering for emails at www.sparetheair.org, calling (800) HELP-AIR, downloading the Spare the Air app or connecting with Spare the Air on social media.
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“High inland temperatures and light winds …”
After 1pm solar radiation for solar panels drops off toward zero.
So during peak electricity demand 5 – 9 pm where’s the electricity gonna come from?
Solar panels have zero output and wind turbine output is low to zero.
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BUYING power from outside CA because DEMs eliminated Peaker Plants built to supply electricity during peak demand periods.
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WED no wind to blow away pollution and no wind for wind turbines.
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Them green DEMs is so smart . . . . . .
You were so smart to vote for them . . . . .
CHum
I forgot, is this the day that our congressman de Saulniet is supposed to give his town hall speech? Maybe he shouldn’t and observance of sparing the air.
It used to be if Bleeds it Leeds, Now it’s an Alert we must Desert .
Already smell smoke. Not sure if that’s from the fire on Highway 4 near Martinez this afternoon or the fires up north.
Bill, … Below is URL for GOES-West – Sector view: U.S. Pacific Coast – GeoColor Satellite.
In late afternoon you can see smoke build from fires, NE part of state.
https://tinyurl.com/mpzhu5zz
Fires https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
Cameras https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cameras (newest URL)
Do they mind if I fart? Should I put a cork in it?
Cow farts cause “CLIMATE CHANGE” and they want to kill them. Are we next?
I wonder if this will be the new way to get out of work? “My car pollutes too much s I cant start it today”
sarcasm of course but might be a glimmer of reality in there.
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Spare the air?
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I’ll pass. Thanks.
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Congressman Mark DeSaulnier … how about a “Spare the Hot Air” alert when this oxygen burgler holds his town halls?
I’m just burned out with this story.
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