So called smoke shade has helped firefighters gain control of the nation s biggest blaze.
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Rich McKay / Reuters | 4:08 pm, Jul. 24, 2021 ×
Firefighters clear tree limbs and other timber as the Bootleg Fire approaches near Paisley, Ore., July 20. REUTERS / David Ryder
July 24 (Reuters) - Scores of wildfires raging across the Western United States forest and scrub have belched so much smoke that it is helping an army of firefighters gain ground on the nation s biggest blaze, Oregon s Bootleg fire, by blocking sunlight, officials said on Saturday.
Both the National Weather Service and officials with the Oregon Department of Forestry said smoke in the lower atmosphere coming from California wildfires has floated over the Bootleg fire, which has scorched more than 401,000 acres in Oregon about 250 miles (402 km) south of Portland.
PORTLAND, OREGON (REUTERS) - Scores of wildfires raging across the Western United States forest and scrub have belched so much smoke that it is helping an army of firefighters gain ground on the nation s biggest blaze, Oregon s Bootleg fire, by blocking sunlight, officials said on Saturday (July 24).
Both the National Weather Service and officials with the Oregon Department of Forestry said smoke in the lower atmosphere coming from California wildfires has floated over the Bootleg fire, which has scorched more than 160,000ha in Oregon about 402km south of Portland. It s called smoke shading and it s basically put a lid on the lower atmosphere for now, blocking sunlight and creating cooler, more stable surface conditions, said Eric Schoening, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City.
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By Rich McKay
(Reuters) – Scores of wildfires raging across the Western United States’ forest and scrub have belched so much smoke that it is helping an army of firefighters gain ground on the nation’s biggest blaze, Oregon’s Bootleg fire, by blocking sunlight, officials said on Saturday.
Both the National Weather Service and officials with the Oregon Department of Forestry said smoke in the lower atmosphere coming from California wildfires has floated over the Bootleg fire, which has scorched more than 401,000 acres in Oregon about 250 miles (402 km) south of Portland.
“It’s called ‘smoke shading’ and it’s basically put a lid on the lower atmosphere for now, blocking sunlight and creating cooler, more stable surface conditions,” said Eric Schoening, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City.
Smoke From Nearby Wildfires Helps Crews Gain on Biggest US Blaze
Voice of America
25 Jul 2021, 09:35 GMT+10
Scores of wildfires raging across forest and scrubland in the Western United States have belched so much smoke that it is helping an army of firefighters gain ground on the nation s biggest blaze, Oregon s Bootleg Fire, by blocking sunlight, officials said Saturday.
Both the National Weather Service and officials with the Oregon Department of Forestry said smoke in the lower atmosphere coming from California wildfires has floated over the Bootleg Fire, which has scorched more than 401,000 acres in Oregon about 402 kilometers (250 miles) south of Portland.
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