Realtime California Air Quality
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Realtime California Air Quality
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#2also see how bad the fires are from Santa Cruz
https://twitter.com/robwormald/status/1296709260429029378
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#3For 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.
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#4It'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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#5For 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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#6It'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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#7For 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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#8For 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?
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#9What is the source for this data?
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#10For 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=...