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Re: Realtime California Air Quality

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Post by khuey »

For those who don't live here, a series of dry thunderstorms last weekend sparked a number of wildfires that have combined to burn more than 1500 square miles (more than 4000 square kilometers) in less than a week.

Re: Realtime California Air Quality

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Post by Fauntleroy »

It's useful to see the pollution numbers on the sensors, but it's also just as interesting to see which sensors have been destroyed and for how long. You can track the fire just by seeing when sensors go offline, if you know where to look.

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Post by RobLach »

khuey wrote: post #3

For those who don't live here, a series of dry thunderstorms last weekend sparked a number of wildfires that have combined to burn more than 1500 square miles (more than 4000 square kilometers) in less than a week.

Unfortunately the same conditions are reappearing which will negatively compound the situation:

https://www.chicoer.com/2020/08/23/national-weather-service-...

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Post by anamexis »

Fauntleroy wrote: post #4

It's useful to see the pollution numbers on the sensors, but it's also just as interesting to see which sensors have been destroyed and for how long. You can track the fire just by seeing when sensors go offline, if you know where to look.

Not necessarily destroyed, but at least without power.

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Post by coronadisaster »

RobLach wrote: post #5
khuey wrote: post #3

For those who don't live here, a series of dry thunderstorms last weekend sparked a number of wildfires that have combined to burn more than 1500 square miles (more than 4000 square kilometers) in less than a week.

Unfortunately the same conditions are reappearing which will negatively compound the situation: https://www.chicoer.com/2020/08/23/national-weather-service-...

at least, those 1500 square miles can't burn again... maybe CA need to do controlled burns like FL does (if they don't already do it). IE: Burn dry brush in the forests.

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Post by avmich »

RobLach wrote: post #5
khuey wrote: post #3

For those who don't live here, a series of dry thunderstorms last weekend sparked a number of wildfires that have combined to burn more than 1500 square miles (more than 4000 square kilometers) in less than a week.

Unfortunately the same conditions are reappearing which will negatively compound the situation: https://www.chicoer.com/2020/08/23/national-weather-service-...

> A map of the Red Flag Warning can be found on the US National Weather Service’s Facebook page.

Anything more available?

Re: Realtime California Air Quality

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Post by casefields »

khuey wrote: post #3

For those who don't live here, a series of dry thunderstorms last weekend sparked a number of wildfires that have combined to burn more than 1500 square miles (more than 4000 square kilometers) in less than a week.

Here's a great map: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgHuZ8XUcAEii18?format=png&name=...
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