July 5, 2021

5:35 a.m.

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Posted by Ann Althouse at 9:41 AM
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2 comments:

Ann Althouse said...

I just put up this comment from George on last night's sunrise post, because I was already discussing the subject, but I'm going to repeat it here because this is the newer post:

"FYI, the variations of the dark red sun in your morning photos lately are very likely due to fires…but not as you observed due to “local” fires. I frequently study worldwide pollution maps provided by Windy.com. If you select the “air quality” option when you go there, it shows you the global monitoring of various pollutants. The one I study most closely is the pm2.5 reading (the smallest particles measured). I have attached the global map showing pm2.5 readings currently. Please note that there are huge “hazardous” readings from Russia the size of entire states/countries. I believe these fires are in fact responsible for much of the spread of pm2.5 around the world, spread by jet streams. I suggest you Google “zombie fires in Siberia” which describes the massive underground peat fires that have been burning for months. Believe it or not THIS is likely the “local fires” causing your morning sun phenomenon. Interesting…and a bit concerning, no?"

7/5/21, 3:06 PM
Ann Althouse said...

Rob writes:

"My first thought when I saw this photo was how much the high clouds looked like how Dale Terbush would paint that scene. He is known for his highlights, and he would also do giclees and retouch the highlights before putting them up for sale.

"I read the first comment, too. Interesting how things well out of out locale can impact where we live. It’s out of our control and sometimes they add, sometime they detract. At certain times of the year, we get very heavy dust and sand from the Sahara that makes for some really dystopian looking sunsets over my lake, and I love it!"

7/5/21, 7:50 PM

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