Can the sky appear any other colour than blue? Yes If the path is long enough, all of the blue and violet light scatters out of your line of sight. The other colors continue on their way to your eyes. This is why sunsets are often yellow, orange, and red." Have there been reports of the sky tuning orange to blood red in parts of the USA? Yes As hundreds of wildfires tore through Washington, California, and Oregon on Tuesday and Wednesday, their has smoke accumulated in the sky, casting many regions in creepy, apocalyptic shades of orange and red. Have there been reports of the sky tuning orange to blood red in parts of the USA? Yes Video footage confirms this Were the skies red just because of the flames/smoke? Particles from smoke, meanwhile — like volatile organic compounds, dust, and soot — are much larger than gas molecules, and they scatter light with longer wavelengths. That's a phenomenon called Mie scattering, and it's why skies turn orange and red due to wildfire smoke (it doesn't have to do with the color of the flames themselves). Were the skies red just because of the flames/smoke? The reason for the sky turning red is the way smoke particles scatter sunlight. Smoke particles are fairly large and are better at scattering the longer (red) wavelengths of light, known as Mie scattering. If there a sufficient amount of smoke, Mie scattering will dominate over Rayleigh scattering, which is how light is primarily scattered in the atmosphere. This causes the red and orange colored sky.
The sky has turned orange to blood red in several parts of the United States.
Claim: The sky has turned orange to blood red in several parts of the United States.

Evidence: Can the sky appear any other colour than blue? Yes If the path is long enough, all of the blue and violet light scatters out of your line of sight. The other colors continue on their way to your eyes. This is why sunsets are often yellow, orange, and red." Have there been reports of the sky tuning orange to blood red in parts of the USA? Yes As hundreds of wildfires tore through Washington, California, and Oregon on Tuesday and Wednesday, their has smoke accumulated in the sky, casting many regions in creepy, apocalyptic shades of orange and red. Have there been reports of the sky tuning orange to blood red in parts of the USA? Yes Video footage confirms this Were the skies red just because of the flames/smoke? Particles from smoke, meanwhile — like volatile organic compounds, dust, and soot — are much larger than gas molecules, and they scatter light with longer wavelengths. That's a phenomenon called Mie scattering, and it's why skies turn orange and red due to wildfire smoke (it doesn't have to do with the color of the flames themselves). Were the skies red just because of the flames/smoke? The reason for the sky turning red is the way smoke particles scatter sunlight. Smoke particles are fairly large and are better at scattering the longer (red) wavelengths of light, known as Mie scattering. If there a sufficient amount of smoke, Mie scattering will dominate over Rayleigh scattering, which is how light is primarily scattered in the atmosphere. This causes the red and orange colored sky.

Which of the following options is true?

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
supported
Claim: The sky has turned orange to blood red in several parts of the United States.

Evidence: Can the sky appear any other colour than blue? Yes If the path is long enough, all of the blue and violet light scatters out of your line of sight. The other colors continue on their way to your eyes. This is why sunsets are often yellow, orange, and red." Have there been reports of the sky tuning orange to blood red in parts of the USA? Yes As hundreds of wildfires tore through Washington, California, and Oregon on Tuesday and Wednesday, their has smoke accumulated in the sky, casting many regions in creepy, apocalyptic shades of orange and red. Have there been reports of the sky tuning orange to blood red in parts of the USA? Yes Video footage confirms this Were the skies red just because of the flames/smoke? Particles from smoke, meanwhile — like volatile organic compounds, dust, and soot — are much larger than gas molecules, and they scatter light with longer wavelengths. That's a phenomenon called Mie scattering, and it's why skies turn orange and red due to wildfire smoke (it doesn't have to do with the color of the flames themselves). Were the skies red just because of the flames/smoke? The reason for the sky turning red is the way smoke particles scatter sunlight. Smoke particles are fairly large and are better at scattering the longer (red) wavelengths of light, known as Mie scattering. If there a sufficient amount of smoke, Mie scattering will dominate over Rayleigh scattering, which is how light is primarily scattered in the atmosphere. This causes the red and orange colored sky.

Which of the following options is true?

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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