The Bleeding Edge

The images from this morning's 9:00 satellite pass show little change from the ones I posted earlier, which were from the 3:00 am pass. This morning started out with little smoke in the upper Carmel Valley, but it has thickened considerably. Dark red spots are less than … [Read more...]

As of 5:00 this morning, the two southern fires have merged into one, and there is slow eastward progress. There are new hot spots near Rancho San Carlos, but they are still west of the houses. There is a new hot spot in the Carmel Highlands, near Red Wolf Drive. Dark red … [Read more...]

Tonight we have a new hot spot in Rancho San Carlos, to the west of Robinson Canyon Road.   … [Read more...]

This afternoon's  3pm PDT MODIS data indicates no new fires near Rancho San Carlos, but the fire is advancing slowly south of there. Dark red spots are less than six hours old. Lighter red less than 12 hours. Orange spots less than 24 hours. Yellow spots show fire activity for … [Read more...]

The Sobrantes fire is uncomfortably close to our house. It's a big one: 15,000 acres as of this morning, and only 5% contained. Here are some overlaps onto Google Earth of the MODIS satellite data as of noon PDT today. I realize the fire has nothing to do with the ostensible … [Read more...]