Change. Nearly 30 degrees cooler in some spots than it was yesterday. Look at santa rosa. Even as temperatures dropped, the winds are picking up intensity and we have a red flag warning in effect for all the Higher Elevations in the bay area until 8 00 tomorrow morning. The relative humidity is dangerously low as the winds intensify with wind speeds, gusts in the Higher Elevations up to 32 miles an hour in st. Helena. 17 miles an hour at atlas peak. And we have a wind advisory for virtually all the Higher Elevations. Now we go to drew tuma. Reporter you can see the sky behind me. It has that yellow hue once again as the sun is setting and we will find that sunset with the yellow orange sky like it was early this morning when the sun was rising. Lets look at where all the smoke was coming from. You can see the august complex fires to our north. Well add the winds to the satellite picture were seeing and the winds that we have, those offshore gusts that had developed and prompted the red
The fire north of fresno has scorched more than 152,000 acres since friday and it is still 0 contained. The flames have forced more evacuations and even more rescues. Y i the Sierra National forest. The smoke is so intense, rescuers have had to use night vision goggles. It was such an anxious wait not knowing when they would be here. So it is just surreal having them here in the flesh. Smoke was so thick, that the pilots dont have a visual of the terrain to land safely or identify locations. I know she was glad to see them. Flames have destroyed dozens of structures and at least 60 homes. And a san jose father and son were escorted out of the fire area with flames on both sides of the road. Their story. The abrupt end of what was supposed to be a fun fishing weekend for father and son. Their car still reeking of smoke after driving hours out of the fire zone, burning in fresno, madera. You could see smoke coming off the trees, you could see flames. There were stumps that were still on
The government crackdown lawyer and activist maxime is not is the latest opposition figure to be detained in baton rouge. Below 5 again burning near to a greek migrant camp that was all but destroyed by an overnight blaze its left thousands of Asylum Seekers without shelter but locals are blaming them for starting the fire officials believe it may have been arson started by refugees who were forced to self isolate after testing positive for the coronavirus transfer of press reports from the scene. This was one of europes largest refugee camps morea on the greek island of lesbos fires have torn through tents and dilapidated structures they were thought to have been deliberately lit by people fed up with that desperate existence compounded by corona fires here out there today far far. Far worse. And. Thousands of people became homeless once again precious family belongings hastily bundled together to form makeshift bedding there were no fatalities but these are lives thrust even deeper n
The risks of private 19 earlier this year but downplayed the threat and public. And wildlife populations are down by 68 percent over the last half century the new report on the devastating effect of humans on animal and plant life. Now the u. S. Of west coast is experiencing an unprecedented wildfire season 5 fires in some states have retreated from uncontrolled fires prompting the evacuation of thousands oregons governor is now warning this could be the states deadliest season on record 5 small towns in Central Oregon have already been destroyed Governor Kate Brown says she anticipates a great deal of loss of structures and human lives more than 80000 people in the city of food have been told to leave their homes while california is already experiencing the most severe wildfire season in its modern. One wildfire is expanding at the size of new yorks central park ever especially minutes and Washington State is experiencing the west finds that over a decade and the town of more than 80
The winds, the winds have picked up and you may have felt it last evening. It sure was refreshing. The szeo me from the northwest, it is pushing all the smoke to our south. Look at santa cruz, the unhealt the rest of us you can see green and yellow dots as we move from the south bay to north bay and that is good to moderate air quality. Well be near 60 at the coast today, low to mid70s. 8 80 to 88 inland. And spare the air is extended through friday and well talk more broke that comi about that. And there is an update on the c zmu light 234i7k fires an well get to that. But we want for check in with Amy Hollyfield. Reporter yeah, a well ccome relief to the firefighters who have in order had enough resources. The National Guard will be helping them. But ill toss it back to you because i understand that we have a press conference starting. Lets see what the containment is this morning. You can ask question of the representatives up here and as well as oneonone conversations after the con