01 September 2009

The beauty of disaster

With the "Station"-Fire now into its sixth day and no wind to speak of, the sky over Los Angeles is blanketed by a gossamer of smoke, creating a mesmerizing yet somewhat eerie spectrum of colors. 

Oldtimers tell me, that the smog ca. 1960 had a similar effect, but this is certainly very pronounced. Yet, while decidedly unhealthy to breathe, the smoke creates spectacular sunsets.

More pictures here.

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