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Old Nov 12, 2018, 4:11 pm
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Massive fire in NorCal causing flight delays and bad air Aug 2020->

I am sure most people have seen this on the news, but the fires near Chico are creating a plume of smoke that is blanketing Northern California, including the coastal areas. The air quality has been very bad the last few days, resulting in cancellation of outdoor sporting events (e.g. kids soccer). The AQ has also caused flight delays at SFO resulting from reduced visibility. If you are sensitive to smoke and plan to be outside you may wish to defer your trip until this clears. The pollution is literally worse than China right now.
As the fires are still burning, and the winds are still blowing, there is no ETA for resolution though we are told things should improve by Wednesday.
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