Res have already azed through the state. More than 3 million acres have burned in 2020. Surpassing the previous record, set in 2018. Nearly 15,000 firefighters are battling 28 major blazes e. Ross the st they have also claimed at least 12 lives. But amid the destpoction comes unity, guided by science, San Jose State University has just inaugurated a new Wildfire Research center. The largest one of its kind in the nation. The scientists span a range of disciplines from meteorology, to ecology to a social science. They are pioneering new niols and tees to better study, predict, and adapt to living with wildfires. Joining me now by skype is craig clements, the director of plthe wildfire interdisary research center, and a professor of meteorology at San Jose State University. Also joining us from san jose st is amanda sel with. Assistant professor of wildfire management at the center, hello to you both. Hello. Craig, lets start with you, you look at thskies thisweek and thought things like
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There are so many fires going on. The chair was more that i could it is not a very happy forecast ever put into words. To be honest with you. He would leave his victim, there is too much. Shaking while he went to the there will be a little bit of kitchen, to eat, only to return relief. We are seeing it ever so and then the abuse and vileness slowly. San francisco, oakland, nevermore it is 75. Had started all over again. Look for hazy, hot, humid, one more day and lynn. The court will hear from not so much around the coast. More survivors on wednesday and thursday. I clouds, smoke, cooling dangelo is said to be formally sentenced on friday to multiple life terms in prison. Pg e utilites has settled the ghost fire at the tomorrow. The forecast projections to drop a lot of temperatures 10 warehouse in oakland, an degrees tomorrow. It will be so much haze and smoke in the area that temperatures will be above average for across the board from the city to livermore. Lets get over to sal, and
This is my least favorite time of the year. There is nothing good, there is nothing good, unless you get rain or a big time cooling trend. Tomorrow looks a little better. Today looks like a hot day. I cannot get around it. There are so many fires. I put the arrow on the Santa Cruz Mountains and the san mateo fire. It is being picked up on satellite. There are high clouds to the north. It is going to be one of those days. I will focus on this one first. It is not good. Everything is an east wind or a northwind. Temperatures are in the 60s and 70s. Temperatures are in the 60s and 70s. San francisco and oakland are trending down. We have had 62 to 74. The high clouds seem to be to the north. There is so much smoke in the air. There is a little cooling. Inland temperatures are relentless. Tomorrow looks like a 10 degrees drop. Today, we are looking for highs to be above average. San francisco and oakland are averaging near 100. We cant seem to stop. Sal, is anything going on . I hope not.
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