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Federal officials with the Energy Information Administration are \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil-20140521-story.html\">reportedly downgrading their estimate\u003c/a> of how much oil could be pumped out of the formation. Just a few years ago, the agency projected that oil companies could retrieve 15 billion barrels of oil. Now, it’s down to 600 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just to clarify: these numbers don’t reflect how much oil is underground in California. Most geologists agree that there’s still plenty down there. The EIA is attempting to estimate how much could be pumped out with current technology. As with other oil and gas reserves around the country, this number fluctuates quite a bit based on assumptions about the geology and what oil companies can accomplish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The total resource can be huge – just ridiculously large,” says Don Gautier, geologist emeritus with the U.S. Geological Survey. “What fraction of it can actually be recovered? That can be very uncertain.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s Unknown About the Monterey Formation\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So why the uncertainty around the Monterey Shale? It has to do with the lack of information about the rock formation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Monterey has already been incredibly productive in California. It’s been the source of most oil production in the state over the last century. The rock layer covers 1,700 square miles and can be several thousand feet thick in places. It was created millions of years ago, when dead microorganisms piled up on the bottom of an ancient sea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17668\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 311px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/05/NatGasSchematic2.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17668\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/05/NatGasSchematic2.jpg\" alt=\"Conventional drilling taps into reservoirs where oil and gas has pooled underground. Unconventional drilling goes deeper into the rock layers that generate oil.\" width=\"311\" height=\"376\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conventional drilling taps into reservoirs where oil and gas has pooled underground. Unconventional drilling goes deeper into the rock layers that generate oil.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That organic material created oil-bearing rock and over the millennia, oil has seeped out and pooled in underground reservoirs. Finding and tapping these reservoirs, what’s known as “conventional” oil development, has made California the third-largest oil producer in the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The buzz these days, however, is over “unconventional” development. That’s where oil and gas companies drill down into the rock layers that produce the oil – known as “source rock.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These rocks are dense and historically, haven’t been very productive – until hydraulic fracturing came along. When water and sand are injected underground at high pressure, they create tiny fractures in the rock that help release the oil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Historically, oil companies in California haven’t had to tap into the source rock. There were plenty of conventional reservoirs to develop. But as the technology has improved and production in older reservoirs has declined, oil producers have started looking deeper, down to the Monterey Shale source rock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is the Oil Still There?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North Dakota has seen a massive oil boom in the source rock of its Bakken formation, due in large part to hydraulic fracturing. Fracking opened up source rock that was considered beyond reach just a few decades ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The question in the Monterey Shale is whether the source rock still holds lots of oil. California’s abundant seismic activity could have forced much of the oil to migrate out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are very effective mechanisms that allow oil to be expelled from the source rock,” says Gautier. “Whereas up in the Bakken, the oil was generated 100 million years ago and has been sitting like a dead lump since.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”087bded8a228f2ed2d9be0d52ba4272a”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of these unknowns, many believe there’s huge uncertainty about the amount of oil that can be recovered in the Monterey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just don’t know,” says Gautier. “One of the possibilities is that most of the recoverable oil has already been expelled and migrated. So what’s left behind is residual oil that won’t really yield significant production. 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Until more of that data are available, the jury is still out on the Monterey Shale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The fact of the matter is there’ve only been a handful of wells that even intended to test the idea,” says Gautier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What the Industry Is Saying\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the lackluster new estimate, the oil industry says the number has little effect on their efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘Whether there are 15 billion barrels or 600 million barrels… it’s still a lot of oil.’\u003ccite>— Susan Hersberger, Aera Energy\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“The oil is still there,” says Catherine Reheis-Boyd of the Western States Petroleum Association, an industry group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just a matter of technology and it’s a matter of the skill and experience and innovative spirit that we really believe the men and women of the petroleum industry possess,” she says. “And they will solve the puzzle and they will improve production rates from the Monterey Shale.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several oil companies say their exploratory wells are getting them closer to the answer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Preliminary data from our first exploration wells tells us the oil is there,” says Susan Hersberger of \u003ca href=\"http://aeraenergy.com/\">Aera Energy\u003c/a>, one of the largest oil production companies in California. “But this data has also confirmed that the Monterey Shale has some characteristics that warrant further study and testing, so that we might unlock its potential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Similar to the decades-long exploration of the Bakken, the Monterey exploration process will also be a long and complex journey,” she says. “Whether there are 15 billion barrels or 600 million barrels or something in between, it’s still a lot of oil. 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There were plenty of conventional reservoirs to develop. But as the technology has improved and production in older reservoirs has declined, oil producers have started looking deeper, down to the Monterey Shale source rock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is the Oil Still There?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North Dakota has seen a massive oil boom in the source rock of its Bakken formation, due in large part to hydraulic fracturing. Fracking opened up source rock that was considered beyond reach just a few decades ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The question in the Monterey Shale is whether the source rock still holds lots of oil. California’s abundant seismic activity could have forced much of the oil to migrate out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are very effective mechanisms that allow oil to be expelled from the source rock,” says Gautier. “Whereas up in the Bakken, the oil was generated 100 million years ago and has been sitting like a dead lump since.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of these unknowns, many believe there’s huge uncertainty about the amount of oil that can be recovered in the Monterey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We just don’t know,” says Gautier. “One of the possibilities is that most of the recoverable oil has already been expelled and migrated. So what’s left behind is residual oil that won’t really yield significant production. 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In mid-May, newly hired CalFire firefighters were running through drills, climbing ladders and unfurling hoses at a training facility in rural Napa County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17575\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/05/ladders-web.jpg\" alt=\"CalFire firefighters running through drills at a training facility in Napa County. (Molly Samuel/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CalFire firefighters running through drills at a training facility in Napa County. (Molly Samuel/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We do this every year,” said Jason Hill, who is starting his third season with CalFire. “Every fire season they say is going to be the worst, but this season I think will definitely be a good one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘We’ve already seen a significant increase in wildfire activity due to the drought.’\u003ccite>— Amy Head, CalFire\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>By “good” he means what most people might consider “bad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve already seen a significant increase in wildfire activity due to the drought,” said Amy Head, a fire captain with CalFire. More fires have started in California this year than had started by this time last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did start hiring our seasonals as early as January, which is something I’ve never heard of,” Head said. “And Southern California never even saw an end to fire season.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was the same for the Forest Service. “We never really had an off season,” said Shawna Legarza, the regional fire and aviation director with the Forest Service in California. “Usually we get some time off during the holidays. We had fires right before Christmas. We had fires in Northern California in January. We had fires in Central and Southern California in February. We’ve been busy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, more than 570,000 acres burned in wildfires in California. The Rim Fire, near Yosemite, was huge, but overall, total acres burned in the state was near average. \u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘A lot of the preparedness efforts we make cost money. We have to justify that with evidence.’\u003ccite>— Tom Knecht, CalFire\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp> This year, CalFire is preparing for a busy season by hiring extra staff — firefighters and also inspectors to check whether homeowners have cleared vegetation to create extra space around their houses, called “defensible space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pre-Fire Science\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the preparedness efforts we make cost money. We have to justify that with evidence,” said Tom Knecht, a fire captain and pre-fire engineer with CalFire. His job includes collecting some of that evidence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because, though it may seem like common sense that it’s dry out there, there is a science to knowing how dry, and to knowing when the threat of fire is at its worst.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knecht took me up a trail in the Las Posadas State Forest, about 20 miles northeast of Santa Rosa. The trail was lined on either side by a plant called chemise that grew higher than our heads. “It looks a lot like rosemary,” Knecht said, as he snipped twigs off the plant with a pair of garden shears and stuffed them into a plastic container shaped like a water bottle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He weighs the chemise he collects, then dehydrates it and weighs it again. The difference between those two numbers tells him how much water is in the plant; this is called the live fuel moisture. (As opposed to dead fuel moisture, another measurement tracking the water content in dead trees and branches.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_17581\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 298px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17581 \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/05/fuels-web-e1400278725917.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Knecht of CalFire collects chemise to find its fuel moisture. (Molly Samuel/KQED)\" width=\"298\" height=\"298\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Knecht of CalFire collects chemise to find its fuel moisture. (Molly Samuel/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At this point in the year, there’s still a good amount of water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re still seeing the plants taking on water,” Knecht said. “So they’re still getting moisture out of the ground. They’re still growing. You can see the new growth, they’re getting ready to flower. That whole time the plant is full of moisture.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eventually, the plants will begin to go dormant. That’s the moment Knecht is on the look out for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We really want to know when it turns the corner, when it stops taking on water and then starts to dry out,” he said. When the chemise is growing, it could burn, but the fire would be slower and less intense. Once the plant is dormant and dried out, its presence marks the places that could burn hot and fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knecht said the plants look like they’ll be turning that corner sooner this year. “The plants, although they’re taking on moisture and have new growth, they’re behind where they were last year this time,” he said. “I expect to see them dry out earlier, turn the corner earlier, be dormant earlier.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knecht does these studies monthly, and sometimes more often than that. Fire officials look at the live fuel moisture measured in various plant species all around the state. 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But the fuel moistures change, and that’s one of the things we need situational awareness of, to be able to base our actions on current and expected fire behavior,” Knecht said. “That’s why I’m out here doing this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Putting the Data to Use\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">‘We’re only in May and we’re seeing conditions that we would normally see in August.’\u003ccite>— Chief Ken Pimlott, CalFire\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Armed with that information, fire officials can work to ensure that firefighters and equipment like air tankers are moved to the right part of the state, and — in a year like this one — that they’re in place early as needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re only in May and we’re seeing conditions that we would normally see in August,” said Chief Ken Pimlott, the director of CalFire. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_136227\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/RS10396_490741567-1-lpr.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-136227\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/RS10396_490741567-1-lpr-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters spray water on burning building in the San Diego County town of Carlsbad. (David McNew/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighters spray water on burning building in the San Diego County town of Carlsbad. (David McNew/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Elliot Spagat and Julie Watson\u003cbr>\nAssociated Press\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SAN MARCOS — One of the nine fires burning in San Diego County suddenly flared Thursday afternoon and burned close to homes, triggering thousands of new evacuation orders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=962\" target=\"_blank\">flare-up near the city of San Marcos\u003c/a>, about 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego, occurred after a half-day lull in winds, which firefighters had seized as an opportunity to make progress against flames that have scorched thousands of acres this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ash-laden smoke was so thick that visibility was limited to a few feet at times. On one semi-rural street, five horses wandered nervously in a paddock as firefighters worked to protect nearby homes and barns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>County Sheriff Bill Gore said new evacuation notices were transmitted to 12,952 phone numbers. They were in addition to more than 20,000 evacuation notices issued Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalFire Capt. Kendal Bortisser said the fire was running east along hillsides behind California State University, San Marcos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire was being driven by fuel and topography, said Division Chief Dave Allen of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's created its own weather pattern there as it sucks oxygen in,\" he told a news conference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 1,000-acre blaze was only 5 percent contained. The fire, which broke out Wednesday, forced the evacuation of the California State University campus, where nearly 10,000 students were in the middle of final exams. Graduation ceremonies were canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fires began erupting in the county Tuesday amid high heat, extremely low humidity and gusty Santa Ana winds. By Wednesday, nine fires were burning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked about the possibility of arson, the sheriff said he wouldn't prejudge the investigations. He noted that sparks from vehicles can easily ignite brush in such dry conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emergency officials said a significant number of firefighting aircraft had become available, including four air tankers and 22 military helicopters, in addition to local agency helicopters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ten of the military helicopters were being used to battle a blaze that grew to 9.37 square miles on the Marine Corps' Camp Pendleton. Despite its growth, the fire was 20 percent contained and was no longer considered a threat to communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twelve other military helicopters were available to the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the fires began, 125,000 evacuation notices have been sent, officials said. Schools also have been shut down and the Legoland amusement park had to close Wednesday. It reopened Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Firefighters contended with temperatures approaching 100 degrees and gusty winds as they tried to contain flames fueled by brush and trees left brittle by drought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was extreme heat again Thursday, with temperatures ranging in the high 90s to 100 in the northwestern area of the county where the fires burned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The heat was so intense that records continued to be broken in Southern California and horse racing was canceled at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, east of Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said a Carlsbad-area blaze was 75 percent contained and had burned 400 acres. The wildfire destroyed an 18-unit condominium complex and four residences, Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some evacuation orders were being lifted in Carlsbad, but a major power outage and hot spots were still a concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuzo Jerger was one of thousands told to evacuate because of the Carlsbad fire. The 66-year-old real estate broker packed files, a surfboard, golf clubs, clothes and photos, and sought solace at a friend's hilltop house in nearby San Marcos, only to see a wildfire break out there and force thousands from their homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I thought, 'Oh my God, it's going to come this way,' \" Jerger said at a San Marcos restaurant, where he found relief in a slice of pizza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The blaze in the coastal city of Carlsbad, about 30 miles north of San Diego, was the most destructive of the fires so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many schools across the county were closed Thursday. Officials expected some wouldn't reopen until next week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. 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Forecasters expect temperatures to hover in the mid-90s in parts of Santa Clara County, and parts of Contra Costa County are likely to hit the 100-degree mark on Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135974\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/IMG_4080.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-135974\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/IMG_4080-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco resident Rebecca Suval applies sunscreen at Mission Community Pool (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco resident Rebecca Suval applies sunscreen at Mission Community Pool. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A long line formed in front of Mission Community Pool just before the doors opened at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The small lap pool is the city's only outdoor public pool, and the lanes were clogged with swimmers by noon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't think I've ever seen it this busy,\" said Rebecca Suval as she applied sunscreen next to the pool. Suval, a San Francisco native, comes to the pool regularly, especially on hot days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135981\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/IMG_4182.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-135981\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/IMG_4182-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"Dirk Wyse applies sunscreen while lounging on the grass along the Embarcadero (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dirk Wyse applies sunscreen while lounging on the grass along the Embarcadero. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For those who didn't have to report to work Tuesday morning, the heat wave provided a good excuse to get out of the house and soak in some rays. Dirk Wyse, a local photographer, found a spot to sunbathe on a patch of grass at Sue Bierman Park, along the Embarcadero.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I do mostly nightlife photography — that's why I'm able to be out here today,\" Wyse said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135980\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/IMG_4212.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-135980\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/IMG_4212-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"Beachgoers wade into the water at Lake Anza in the East Bay's Tilden Regional Park. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beachgoers wade into the water at Lake Anza in the East Bay's Tilden Regional Park (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Temperatures were slightly lower at Tilden Regional Park in the East Bay, but it was still warm enough to attract dozens of people to Lake Anza, one of the area's most popular beaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The surrounding Berkeley-Oakland hills are already starting to turn brown, indicating the high level of fire danger. \"The fuels are amazingly dry for what we normally expect this time of year,\" Contra Costa County Fire Marshal Robert Marshall \u003ca href=\"http://abc7news.com/weather/heat-wave-brings-fire-danger-to-the-bay-area/54412/\" target=\"_blank\">told ABC 7 News\u003c/a>. \"Usually the fuel moistures are about 20 points higher than what they are right now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Relief isn't far off. The heat is expected to subside on Thursday, when temperatures will likely drop by about 10 degrees. And by Friday, more typical weather — highs in the low 70s — should return.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135985\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/IMG_4240.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-135985\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/IMG_4240-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"A couple floats on inflatable chairs in Lake Anza (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple floats on inflatable chairs in Lake Anza. (Mark Andrew Boyer/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135730\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/3899611744_48335c8280_o.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-135730\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/05/3899611744_48335c8280_o-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Briones Regional Park in the East Bay. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Briones Regional Park in the East Bay. (Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In most places, you'd look outside and remark on what a beautiful day it is. Warm, sunny, and passably clear and non-smoggy. Here in the Bay Area, though, there's more to the weather than meets the eye. First off, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has declared\u003ca href=\"http://www.sparetheair.org/\" target=\"_blank\"> Spare the Air days\u003c/a> for both Monday and Tuesday, with moderate levels of ozone in most of the Bay Area and higher-than-normal particulate pollution for Contra Costa and Alameda counties east of the Berkeley and Oakland hills. Second, the National Weather Service regional office in Monterey has put out a heat advisory for the entire region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today we're enjoying temperatures from around 70 at the coast to the mid-to-upper 80s. But forecasters warn (they always write in all caps):\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>HIGH PRESSURE AND OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HEAT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE FELT INTERIOR LOCATIONS...BUT GIVEN THE OFFSHORE FLOW HOT TEMPERATURES WILL REACH ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST. PERSONS SENSITIVE TO HEAT SUCH AS THE ELDERLY AND THOSE ON CERTAIN MEDICATIONS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND PUT A PLAN IN PLACE NOW TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING HOT WEATHER. SOME COOLING MAY OCCUR NEAR COAST BY THURSDAY WHILE HOT WEATHER CONTINUES INLAND. MORE COOLING IS FORECAST FOR ALL LOCATIONS BY FRIDAY.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=mtr\" target=\"_blank\">Forecast temperatures by Wednesday\u003c/a> range from the high 80s on the coast to the high 90s in many inland locations and as high as 105 in the Salinas Valley. Forecasters also have a word of caution for beachgoers: Wednesday could see \u003ca href=\"http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=beach%20hazards%20statement\" target=\"_blank\">a higher chance of rip currents\u003c/a> and sneaker waves on the coast. And our third \"this weather isn't as good as it looks\" factor is fire danger. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — Cal Fire for short — has declared the fire season open throughout Northern California as of Monday. According to the Associated Press:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The official start of the fire season means staffing levels will remain at their peak and firefighting aircraft on standby until the heightened danger subsides, CalFire spokesperson Daniel Berlant said. In Southern California, the fire season is already underway because the agency never ended the one that started in 2013, Berlant said. State fire officials have been gearing up since January by slowly adding more temporary firefighters in the central and northern parts of California. \"There is no doubt that the drought has left the grasses and the brush very dry and that has really set the stage for a very busy fire season,\" Berlant said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>As usual in most of the Bay Area, this week's heat is expected to be short-lived. Forecasters say cool weather will return by Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, KQED's Mina Kim talked with Jan Null, a meteorologist with Golden Gate Weather Services, and with Cal Fire's Daniel Berlant:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/149247881&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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