Posted on 08/26/2013 10:08:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
YOSEMITE NATIONAL FOREST, California - NASA released this satellite picture Monday of the Rim Fire now raging out of control near the Yosemite National Forest. The fire, now covering more than 224 square miles, is still only 7 percent contained due to winds, dry conditions and inaccessible terrain. The precise cause is still unknown, but the basic cause of the fire's spread is the drought in the West.
The fire is now threatening a power system that helps provide electricity for San Francisco and part of the city's water supply. It is so large that it is creating its own weather pattern. "As the smoke column builds up it breaks down and collapses inside of itself, sending downdrafts and gusts that can go in any direction,'' CalFire spokesman Daniel Berlant told the Associated Press. "There's a lot of potential for this one to continue to grow.'"
This natural-color satellite image was taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Terra satellite on Aug. 25, 2013. Actively burning areas are outlined in red. The image is courtesy of NASA's Jeff Schmaltz and the caption is from NASA/Goddarfd courtesy of Lynn Jenner.
Arson. Forest Jihad:
http://www.pressbanner.com/view/full_story/23240761/article-Man-arrested-for-Henry-Cowell-arson
Photo:
http://www.mugshotsworld.com/OSMAN-WOUNUS-CHAUDHRY-4
You decide.
Spontaneous combustion is possible. A local mulch distributor has signs posted on the front of his lot that on cool days ‘smoke’ may be seen rising from the mounds, some of which are 15 feet high, and that people should not call the fire department............
I don't think it makes any difference. It was clearly an ongoing operation, and there would have been a public uproar if all those brush piles had been left on the road sides to dry out and become fire hazards. There were hundreds of them, and they were quite large.
Tractor trailer rigs with cut diesel fuel lines, buckets and lighters on the lot would rule that out. Three big rigs were a total loss.
New data. Requires rethink............
Many thanks..
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