Utility Atmospheric Scientist. PhD student @unevadareno - Plume dynamics, fire weather, and mesoscale modeling. @SJSUmeteorology alum. Views my own.
Boise, ID
Joined March 2014
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"Don't be fooled by disingenuous "straw man" binaries" is a little long for a bumper sticker, but I do think it's a pretty solid approach to science (and...life).
There is rarely, if ever, a singular cause of complex disasters--so don't be fooled by disingenuous "straw man" binaries! For wildfire, encroachment into high risk areas, historical land management, & climate all matter (to contextually varying degrees). theguardian.com/environment/…
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When homes are densely packed in alignment with the direction of strong fire-season winds, it is nearly almost impossible to cut enough brush to make the homes defensible. Fire burns from house to house, no longer a 'brush fire'.
A neighborhood in the path of #PallisadesFire. 1/4
Never a good sign when the wx stations start to spike and go offline. Good indication that fire has made it deep into the WUI in N #Altadena. Also matches up with cores of high reflectivity on radar. #EatonFire
The Camarillo Heights have dodged a lot of bullets during Santa Ana events over the years. Really terrible WUI for the #MountainFire to move into.
#MountainFire UPDATE:
The fire has crossed Highway 118 and is now impacting the Camarillo Heights area. Evacuation orders are in effect, and we urge residents to follow these orders for their safety. Several individuals have been injured and transported to local hospitals. Numerous structures are currently threatened.
Due to extreme wind conditions, fixed-wing aircraft are unable to assist in firefighting efforts. Ground crews, helicopters and mutual aid resources are actively working to protect lives and property.
For the latest information on road closures and evacuation zones, please visit vcemergency.com.
@CountyVentura @VCAirUnit @VENTURASHERIFF @LAFD @VCFD @CityofCamarillo
Matt Roberts retweeted
🔥📷 Two of our local Incident Meteorologists sent us these pictures of the fire plumes on the Lava, Boulder, Goat, and Bulldog fires. I think they speak for themselves. Stay safe if you're near any of these fires, updates are likely coming rapidly! #idwx
Very #DixieFire-esque plume cresting the ridge line and drawing in the upslope flow from the valley below.
Also of note, the #LavaFire plume has entirely ingested the #BoulderFire plume to the southeast.
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(1/3) Very visible pyrocumulus cloud this afternoon. Fires can burn so hot that the rising hot air can create its own weather.
This looks to be from one of the fires in the west central mountains that’s burning very aggressively. The smoke is even visible on radar imagery.
Matt Roberts retweeted
Like last summer, a vast sea of #wildfire #smoke from numerous large conflagrations in western Canada is moving SEward into U.S. following record heat. Unlike last year, however, there are now also numerous large smoke plumes from fires in Western U.S.--especially eastern Oregon.
ALT Satellite snapshot from this evening showing a vast sea of wildfire smoke across interior western and central Canada moving southward into central U.S.
ALT Satellite snapshot from this evening showing numerous sources of dense wildfire smoke as far south as the Southern Sierra Nevada in California into British Columbia to the north.
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🔥⚡️Pyrocumulus have once again formed from the #FallsFire north of Burns, Oregon. Several lightning strikes have been detected by satellite over the last hour. #orwx
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Congratulations to @WxMattt on his new publication detailing the sensitivity of fire-generated winds (plumes, inflows, etc) to fuel load/consumption in coupled fire atmosphere models (WRF-FIRE). paper here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
Seems like a great time to remind everyone that there is no such thing as #earthquake weather and Tropical Storm #Hilary did not cause it. #Cawx
M 5.0 - 7 km SE of Ojai, CA
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