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Author:  Newsbot [ Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:26 am ]
Post subject:  Australia bushfires north of Sydney 'too big to put out'

Title: Australia bushfires north of Sydney 'too big to put out'
Category: Environmental
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2019-12-06 07:04:57
Canadian

Author:  DrCaleb [ Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:26 am ]
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Fixed the link. :(

Author:  xerxes [ Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Australia bushfires north of Sydney 'too big to put out'

But pay no mind, because the Cricket team is doing well.

Author:  DrCaleb [ Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Australia bushfires north of Sydney 'too big to put out'

I'm sure Watts will come up with some spin that convinces them these fires aren't happening, and didn't happen last year or the year before . .

Author:  CharlesAnthony [ Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Australia bushfires north of Sydney 'too big to put out'

$1:
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said that "some fires were too big to put out" while the NSW RFS said late Friday the blazes would only be extinguished "when we get good rain".
Too bad they are not blessed with magical geo-engineering technology the way we are up here.

Author:  Sunnyways [ Thu Dec 12, 2019 3:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Australia bushfires north of Sydney 'too big to put out'

This sounds like an Extreme Wildfire Event (EWE) in the lingo we are all going to be hearing more of:

$1:
In the current technological conditions, the accepted limit of capacity to control a fire is 10,000 kWm−1. Beyond 10,000 kWm−1, it is well accepted that even heavy water bombers are ineffective, and fire control is not possible with current day technology and technical resources. Long flames also make fires increasingly difficult to control and represent a threat for firefighters who must operate approaching to fire front, but respecting their “safety zone”. With an increasing FLI, the quantity of water to be eventually used as an extinguishing agent to contain flames grows. When FLI is close to the 10,000 kWm−1 threshold, the water amount needed to contain flames is evaluated in 25 to 30 liters every 30 seconds per meter of front...

...EWE is defined as:
a pyro-convective phenomenon overwhelming capacity of control (fireline intensity currently assumed ≥ 10,000 kWm−1; rate of spread >50 m/min), exhibiting spotting distance > 1 km, and erratic and unpredictable fire behavior and spread. It represents a heightened threat to crews, population, assets, and natural values, and likely causes relevant negative socio-economic and environmental impacts.

https://res.mdpi.com/d_attachment/fire/ ... 009-v2.pdf


The crucial measure seems to be fireline intensity (FLI). Once that is over 10000 kW/m, then the fire cannot be controlled. Alberta’s Chisholm fire was an EWE with an FLI of 233,000 kw/m.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/insigh ... to-explode

Author:  BartSimpson [ Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Australia bushfires north of Sydney 'too big to put out'

CharlesAnthony CharlesAnthony:
$1:
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said that "some fires were too big to put out" while the NSW RFS said late Friday the blazes would only be extinguished "when we get good rain".
Too bad they are not blessed with magical geo-engineering technology the way we are up here.


Yup. We have Greta Thunberg and the Aussies don't! :lol:

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