Since I received a couple of inquiries about this summer's wildfires, and the weather, perhaps it's time for an update.
Many of the smaller fires have been all but extinguished due to the recent rains and cooler weather.
The larger ones have transitioned to smaller management teams, and hot spots are being mopped up. Due to the peat which lies under our topsoil and grasses, that can take quite awhile. Some have been known to smolder underground for years, and then pop up a mile or two away. But Alaska is using drones with infrared cameras now, and the job is resultingly easier.
Weather: about three or four weeks ago, our weather returned to normal or near-normal temps, and we began receiving rain. In the last week or so, we've had normal or below-normal temps, with nearly three inches of rain falling locally.
Right now it's 44°, and had been raining for the last three days until just an hour ago. There's fresh snow on the nearby peaks, and will be even more tomorrow as the rain redevelops overnight.
Expected overnight low will be 34°. And now let's go to Bob on the Sports Desk!
Okay, enough of that. But now you know. :)
Psalm 22:27-28: “All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he ruleth among the nations.”
5 comments:
Peat deposits? In Alaska? Wow....who'd thunk it!
Is it more like the layers and seams of coal under the soil all through Illinois? When I was a kid, there were still a few active 'strip mines' operating in the area.
I wouldn't think with your weather that you'd have peat "bogs", or are some places like that?
Good to hear about your wildfires getting under control. We have about 2700 acres going here, and a bunch of smaller ones that have been contained over the last couple of weeks.
It's been really dry here this summer, and things are ready to go. Just hope we get an early winter to calm down the fire danger level.
Dang, we're still in the low 90s down here, and it finally sprinkled a little bit...
jim, the peat isn't particularly boggy, but it's over 40 feet deep in places. The building I used to managed had to be placed on pilings that were 39' high. And that was after excavating a crawlspace under the building. Our 2.5 million acres of wildfires are down to a fraction of what they were.
NFO, your weather is too danged hot for us. And I know ours is too chilly for you. Maybe we should meet in Montana?
Glad to hear your weather has finally turned. Ours is still highly reflective of summer: hot, no rain.
We had more than enough of that kind of weather a month ago. You have our sympathy.
Post a Comment