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Post by pegleg on Nov 2, 2007 4:05:44 GMT -5
I thought some of you might be interested in this satellite image of California on 22 Oct. The red dots show where the fires were, and the smoke that covered most of southern CA. The "Santa Ana winds" are hot, dry, winds blowing westerly from the desert towards the ocean. They occur a few times a year, and can provide ideal conditions for fires. Usually, the wind pattern is from the ocean to the east. This image was taken by NASA's Aqua satellite. rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2007295-1022/California.A2007295.2100.1km.jpgThe image covers the the region from Baja up to just north of San Francisco, about 900 miles of coastline. You can increase the resolution by a factor of 4, by clicking on the "250m" alternate pixel size at the top of the page. Additional images available at: rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2007295-1022/California.A200I took some photos of the smoke over LA as I flew out of LAX on 25 Oct. Really thick and dark. I may post on flickr later this weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2007 8:07:53 GMT -5
the fire news doesnt even show up in our local paper anymore--- and we are only 1 state north-------------nothing older then yesterdays news
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