On the weather map on my phone, as I stood and consulted it at 81st and Central Park West, the color-coded diagram of the plumes scorching and stretching south from Ottawa looked exactly like a circa-2004 televised aerial heat map visualization of some especially deadly nighttime moment in a town somewhere in Basra. The colors populating my Instagram feed when I swiped over from the weather map filtered, balanced, enhanced were similarly vivid and lively, the colors of harvests and autumn leaves. In real life at midday, the chromatic effects on Central Park West were more like sepia, paprika, piss.
There's a new threat emerging ahead of California's fire season. The state's biggest utility is facing a huge maintenance backlog. A report shows PG&E has 170
According to Atascadero Fire Department, in previous years the number of notices sent out warning people about hazards on their property was 3,000. This year that number jumped to 5,000.
fire whirls rising skyward. oh, my god. reporter: burning structures, threatening the ranch patrick brown s family has owned for more than 80 years. i put my lifetime in it. i just hope it makes it. reporter: this is peak of california fire season. the vegetation is remarkably dry, just as the seasonal winds begin to pick up. there are red flag warnings tomorrow, friday, and saturday in california. and nine reported tornades including this one in sharon springs, kansas. up to two feet of snow in the rockies. hazardous driving in wyoming. and texas and oklahoma bracing for the remnants of hurricane pamela. and rob marciano joins us.
World s largest firefighting plane is shut down as fire season begins Share Updated: 10:26 AM PDT Apr 26, 2021 The Associated Press Share Updated: 10:26 AM PDT Apr 26, 2021
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Show Transcript WEBVTT N THE WAY AND HOW ITWORKS.MIKE: AMONG THE LIST OFRESOURCES HELPING WITH THE FIRESIN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS THIS THE WORLD S LARGESTFIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT.I SPOKE WITH THE PILOT OF THISAIRCRAFT.WHEN HE SAYS THIS PLANE ISCALLED IN, YOU KNOW THE FIRESITUATION IS INTENSE ANDWIDESPREAD.THE LAST TIME IT FLEW OUT WASDURING THE SANTA ROSA FIRES.ONE HOUR AGO, SUPPORT CREWSMANAGERS THIS AIRCRAFT IS READYFOR DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA AS SOON AS IT ISREQUESTED.GIVING THE SITUATION, THE PILOTTOLD ME HE HAS ONE MAIN HOPE FORTODAY WE ALWAYS HOPE TO HELP IN THEEFFORT, TO GET THE FIRE OUT.OUR BIG SHOT IS TO THE MEN ANDWOMEN ON THE GROUND.THOSE ARE THE TRUE HEROES.WE ARE HERE TO HELP THEM.MIKE: I HAD TO ASK, WHY IS THISSUPERTANKER S