The Bleeding Edge

We finally got high resolution VIIRS data tonight: Let's take a closer look at the Cachagua area: The orange lines are the dozer fire breaks that were in as of 7/30. The pink lines are the ones that were planned as of that date. The hotspots near the dozer breaks … [Read more...]

I think I've got data from both MODIS passes this afternoon. If I get more, I'll add to the bottom of this post. No VIIRS data today, high res or not. Sorry. The MODIS data is again good news for Cachagua residents. New fire activity is moving south, away from … [Read more...]

Really good news from the overnight MODIS passes. The fire, which had been quite active at night for the past few days, was pretty quiet. Even better, there were no new hotspots in the east. The new activity is moving in a direction that does not immediately threaten … [Read more...]

We have the results of the second midday MODIS satellite pass, and it's modest good news for Cachagua residents: the new hot spots aren't headed right for us. The fire breaks that were complete as of midnight 7/30 are in orange. The proposed ones are in pink. I still don't … [Read more...]

I've been searching for better ways to present the MODIS data, and in this post I'll try a new one. I downloaded the fire outline as of midnight last night into Google Earth. I changed the color and put a heavy black border around it: Then I downloaded the MODIS aged hot … [Read more...]