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LaBrea Fire

August 15, 2009

LaBrea fire grows

According to the latest Inciweb report, the LaBrea fire is now at close to 70,000 acres, and 10% contained. And according to the latest from Ray Ford in the Independent, the fire is “almost impossible” to contain. Here’s the latest from MODIS, wrapped onto Google Earth, showing the fire’s advance in the direction of Santa… Continue reading

Journalism, News

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August 13, 2009

Here we burn again

The country behind Santa Barbara is burning again. This one is the LaBrea fire, east of Santa Maria. It has grown past 36,000 acres and is 10% contained. This is far north of the fire in Santa Barbara earlier this year. Still, it’s a big one. Here’s a mashup of MODIS data with Google Earth:… Continue reading

News, Travel

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