"In the time when God's judgments are falling without mercy, oh, how enviable to the wicked will be the position of those who abide "in the secret place of the Most High"  -- the pavilion in which the Lord hides all who have loved Him and have obeyed His commandments!  The lot of the righteous is indeed an enviable one at such a time to those who are suffering because of their sins.  But the door of mercy is closed to the wicked, no more prayers are offered in their behalf, after probation ends. But this time has not yet come. Mercy's sweet voice is still to be heard.  The Lord is now calling sinners to come to Him." -MS 151, 1901

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‘It looks like doomsday’: Smoke from wildfires turn California skies orange

Surprisingly, despite the darkened sky and showers of ash, the air quality index in San Francisco did not reach unhealthy levels on Wednesday. Fog from the Pacific Ocean — wedged between the smoke and the ground — acted as a filter, as per reports.

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 10, 2020 3:13:36 pm

While the sky was tinted a light yellow on Tuesday, it darkened to a deep orange by the next morning. (Source: New York Times)

Residents of San Francisco and several other cities across the US’ West Coast awoke to eerie orange skies after clouds of smoke from multiple nearby wildfires blocked all sunlight and triggered a downpour of ash and soot.

San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley were blanketed in orange to rust-tinted skies as strong winds continued to carry smoke and ash from the wildfires to the northern parts of California, CNN reported. While the sky was tinted a light yellow on Tuesday, it darkened to a deep orange by the next morning, bystanders said.

“When the smoke and ash get even thicker close to the wildfires, it can cut the sunlight out completely, making it look like the dead of night,” CNN meteorologist Judson Jones explained.

The recent wildfires caused a 25-day stretch of unhealthy air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area, setting a new record in the region. The record was previously set in 2018, when plumes of smoke from the devastating Camp Fire caused a sharp decline in air quality for 14 straight days.

Surprisingly, despite the darkened sky and showers of ash, the air quality index in San Francisco did not reach unhealthy levels on Wednesday, AP reported. Fog from the Pacific Ocean — wedged between the smoke and the ground — acted as a filter, as per reports.

Social media was flooded with images and videos shared from the streets of cities across California, which were shrouded in darkness all day. Aamir Vaid, a San Francisco resident, had to cancel plans to have lunch in the city because of the overcast sky.

“It feels like I should be in bed sleeping,” Vaid told the Associated Press. He added that it felt “strange and ominous outside”. “Good morning, hell,” another social media user tweeted, sharing a picture of the bright orange sky from his living room window.

“I was wondering what time it was. I looked outside and it looked like doomsday,” Carl Juan Anderson, an Oakland resident, told the New York Times. “It feels like the end of the world!” Berkeley resident Beth Ghelghorn said.

A series of wildfires broke out across California in August, amidst an intense heat wave. Nearly 14,000 firefighters have been deployed to douse the flames, which are believed to have razed at least 2.5 million acres of land till date. Of the multiple wildfires, the SCU Lightning Complex has become one of the most dangerous to break out in the state’s history.

https://indianexpress.com/article/world/california-wildfires-smoke-san-francisco-orange-skies-6590293/___

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Following California's Plagues Of Darkness And Fire, Pacific Ocean Turns To Blood

September 17th, 2020

CALIFORNIA—Following California's recent plagues of darkness and fire, the Pacific Ocean turned to blood this morning, sources on the coastline confirmed.

"Well, this can't be a good sign," said one man as he went out and saw the crimson waves. "At first I thought it was just the old San Onofre power plant dumping out radioactive waste again, but I got closer and it looked like blood. Then, I figured it was just a murdered hobo, but there was way too much blood. You'd have to have killed at least a thousand hobos, and that hasn't happened out here since the '90s."

"So it looks like it's a sign from the heavens. Not good!"

The man then tried to rent a U-Haul, but they were sold out of their 10-foot, 15-foot, and 26-foot models, and their popular new War Rig was backordered until December. "Looks like I'll be making this trek on foot," he said as he put a Nerf revolver in his belt (regular guns are banned) and started across the desert.

https://babylonbee.com/news/in-latest-plague-to-hit-california-pacific-ocean-turns-to-blood/

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