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Videos for August

By Jeff — Jeff Wilson

I can’t believe how cool August has been in the SCV. On a Sunday morning bike ride, some friends and I remarked how out-of-character the clouds were.

YouTuber JC Megabyte must have thought the same thing because he headed out to see the clouds from another vantage point: above them.

I don’t know how the rest of the SCV feels, but if we have 85 degree days for the rest of August, that’s fine by me.

Of course, August/September/October are known for more than just high heat. This time of the year is also known for high winds, and of course, extreme fire danger. The excitement on Sunday was nothing compared to what we witnessed three years ago during a brutal spell of high temps and strong Santa Anas. Sterling King’s videos from the Buckweed and Stevenson Ranch fires serve as a reminder of how bad and scary things can get:

Here’s hoping we have more of the former and less of the latter in Fall 2010.

Comments (2)

  1. spineflower2August 9, 2010 at 8:41 pm
    There is a phenomenum I call “fogfall” (like “waterfall”) you can observe from I-5 heading south approaching Newhall Pass, just south of the Calgrove ramps. Look up toward Rice/East Canyons, and you can see what appears to be a slow motion waterfall. It’s fog pushed over the ridge at a slight gap, and it drops onto the SCV sie before evaporating. Best to pull over to observe, though!
  2. navigatorAugust 10, 2010 at 7:42 am
    I’m with you Jeff! Give me 85 degrees in August an I’m a happy camper. My electric bill dropped $300 from July ’09

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