Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Smoke and Fires /Melting Ice



“Incident: Elevation Mountain Wildfire
Your Name Creek Fire- Initial Attack
Narrative: The team sent firefighters from the Blue Ridge Hotshots to a new start yesterday just North of the Elevation Mountain Fire in the Wilderness Study Area. Helicopter water drops were used to help reduce the fire spread and the fire was caught at about two acres. The firefighters will return to this spot today to finish putting the fire out.
There was a significant amount of lightning in the area and firefighters will be on the lookout for additional starts throughout today.”

In other news…
The extent of the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean has shrunk. According to scientists from NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colo., the amount is the smallest size ever observed in the three decades since consistent satellite observations of the polar cap began.

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