Hey Daniel -- how do you get 80 per minute? Is there a sat algorithm for this?
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That was based on (crude) early estimates of size based on reports from others using satellite, on-the-ground estimates. There was a recent mention by a CALFIRE PIO that the total acreage was 17,000+ acres ~6 hours after it started (which is sustained rate of ~50 acres/minute).
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So I wouldn't take that initial estimate too literally, although (amazingly) it does seem to be in the ballpark. This is an extremely fast-moving fire.
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Yeah I saw that estimate from Cal Fire and 80 acres/min is reasonable for a moment at least... 7-8 square miles per hour.
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We live in the North Bay, roughly 100 miles south of the Camp Fire. It's very windy here too, the sky is extremely hazy, and it's so smoky that I thought it was from a nearby grass fire. Based on what we're seeing this far away, 80 acres/min doesn't seem surprising at all.
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80 acres per MINUTE? How many miles per hour is THAT? Sounds insane.
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60 acre sections are 2000' x 1000' so 1.333 times that. Depending on the width, it might only be 100 feet per minute... Or ~1mph. Which is still crazy fast.
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Didn't know doves were so good at arithmetic. Rats are utter failures at anything beyond simple math. But we can chew wood like a pro. PS. Doves are challenged at aviation, especially landings.
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I live in the forest among the trees. It's good to know how to fly when necessary and what velocity will get you out of harm's way. Typically faster than a swallow can fly.
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Yes, but what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
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Or an African swallow?
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The only correct answer is...I don't know that.
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Too late. You've already been ejected into the chasm of doom!
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Praying for Paradise. Air quality in Santa Rosa now.pic.twitter.com/ljtbjgHerx
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Lord please be with them!
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The smoke has now swept into the Bay Area. We’ve lost sight of the far side of the bay and it smells like a camp fire. Good name for it.
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This is awesome.
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No rain in the foreseeable future either.
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SALVE A AMAZONIA
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