The #night at the Observatorio del Teide in the #Canarias Island looks like the whole #sky is in #fire

Most #astronomers don't know the impact of #ClimateChange on #astronomy. This is one example: #GlobalWarming increase probability of #wildfire, which can actually burn some #observatory

#climatecrisis

I hope all the colleagues (eg @asmasca) there are all fine and safe.

source: izana.aemet.es/webcams/#timela

According the current webcams, it seems the fire has reached the observatory.

The observatory hosts about 20 professional telescopes and radio-telescopes.

Sources: izana.aemet.es/webcams/#timela and Colin Snodgrass

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@AlexSanterne all astronomers and people working there have been evacuated, it's awful

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