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Post by Natalie on Sept 6, 2017 14:21:26 GMT -6
I have been looking for a map that shows the current wildfires, then I remembered that my son was on Intellicast.com one time and found a filter for wildfires. The US and Canada are not the only places on fire. I can't find much info on world wide wildfires, but if intellicast is right, then much of the world is either on fire or under water or have the threat of either right now. ![]() ETA: Trying to add screenshots  ![]() ![]()  |
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Post by MissusMack08 on Sept 6, 2017 17:59:13 GMT -6
I don't know if it's my iPad or what, but the screenshots you posted don't show anything. They just say: update your account for third party hosting " and give a website.
Or or do you not quite have it worked out yet?
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Post by Natalie on Sept 6, 2017 19:47:09 GMT -6
That's weird...they were working for me earlier. I'll see if I can get it to work. I may need help from someone who knows something about loading images.  |
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Post by whatif on Sept 6, 2017 19:52:36 GMT -6
What I've done for screenshots sometimes, Natalie, is save them as a png and then add them to the post as an attachment. That has seemed so far to work pretty well. Maybe a possibility for you?
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Post by Natalie on Sept 6, 2017 19:59:58 GMT -6
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Post by whatif on Sept 6, 2017 20:07:09 GMT -6
That looks great! I'm so glad it worked!
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Post by whatif on Sept 6, 2017 20:10:03 GMT -6
Wow, Natalie! The screenshot of South America and Africa is amazing!
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Post by Natalie on Sept 6, 2017 20:13:59 GMT -6
I know! When I zoomed out and saw Brazil, I think my mouth dropped open. And then I moved it over to see Africa, too. Unbelievable. That's why there should be some news reports somewhere about these fires. I just got back from church about 30 min ago and have been getting kids ready for bed, but now I am off to see what I can find.
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Post by Natalie on Sept 6, 2017 20:33:48 GMT -6
Bingo! I finally found a source: www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2017/wildfires-besiege-several-states-in-brazilThis is about Brazil's fires: Wow! Along the left hand side of that link is related topics: "Central Africa Lights up with Hundreds of Fires" (23 days ago) "Temperatures Soar in Portugal and New Fires Break Out (a month ago) "NASA Sees Smoke, Fires, and Scarred Land in Kazakhstan" (2 months ago) "Hundreds of Fires in Northern Australia" (3 months ago) So, I'm assuming that these fires are still burning and are showing up on intellicast.com's filter. |
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Post by whatif on Sept 6, 2017 20:38:40 GMT -6
Absolutely amazing! Such a huge area burning!
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Post by Natalie on Sept 6, 2017 20:39:45 GMT -6
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Post by whatif on Sept 6, 2017 20:44:20 GMT -6
Wow! I see Madagascar looks like it's almost entirely on fire!
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Post by Natalie on Sept 6, 2017 20:47:18 GMT -6
Yeah, I played around with zooming in and out. When you zoom in, it looks like a whole bunch of little fires, but I'm sure it adds up. Plus it's hard to tell how big or little the fires are. Still, there are a lot of places dealing with fires right now.
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Post by Natalie on Sept 6, 2017 20:55:35 GMT -6
I found one more interesting article. This is one about Africa from the NASA link above. "These fires may be intentional agricultural fires set by people to rid the area of left over crops to ready the land for the next season. The agricultural burning season usually runs from May through August in this part of the world. Another cause of at least some of these fires may be from lightning strikes or they may be intentionally lit fires which may have gotten out of control." So, I'm thinking that may be true from Madagascar. It would be interesting to recheck the maps in a month or two, if we are still here. And now it is time for me to sign off for the night. |
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Post by tiffanybw on Sept 7, 2017 5:57:13 GMT -6
I know! When I zoomed out and saw Brazil, I think my mouth dropped open. And then I moved it over to see Africa, too. Unbelievable. That's why there should be some news reports somewhere about these fires. I just got back from church about 30 min ago and have been getting kids ready for bed, but now I am off to see what I can find. Wow! That is A LOT of fires. And on the news... nothing about any of it at all. I've heard that the fires out west in the US are really bad right now. Looking at the map though (thanks for linking it), looks as if Brazil and Africa are much worse off than we are here. Fires everywhere! |
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