Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:19 PM
curlyred (1,691 posts)
Another fire! I don't remember a year this bad.
Hayman was horrible. But the sheer quantity this year is overwhelming. I hope you all are OK.
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12 replies, 1872 views
| Author | Time | Post | |
| curlyred | Jun 2012 | OP | |
| pinto | Jun 2012 | #1 | |
| Bennyboy | Jun 2012 | #5 | |
| pinto | Jun 2012 | #7 | |
| Woody Woodpecker | Jun 2012 | #2 | |
| likesmountains 52 | Jun 2012 | #3 | |
| likesmountains 52 | Jun 2012 | #4 | |
| Warpy | Jun 2012 | #8 | |
| El Supremo | Jun 2012 | #9 | |
| likesmountains 52 | Jun 2012 | #10 | |
| El Supremo | Jun 2012 | #11 | |
| likesmountains 52 | Jun 2012 | #12 | |
| Politicalboi | Jun 2012 | #6 |
Response to curlyred (Original post)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:23 PM
pinto (98,208 posts)
1. I see Colorado Springs is being (has been) evacuated...(nt)
Response to pinto (Reply #1)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:37 PM
Bennyboy (9,118 posts)
5. Not the springs but a town near the Springs....
Response to Bennyboy (Reply #5)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:47 PM
pinto (98,208 posts)
7. Ah, thanks for the clarification.
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Response to curlyred (Original post)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:25 PM
Woody Woodpecker (562 posts)
2. Let's see.
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I'm aware of these fires:
High Park fire Springer fire Estes Park fire (started yesterday) the fire in Cortez What else have I missed? |
Response to Woody Woodpecker (Reply #2)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:31 PM
likesmountains 52 (2,913 posts)
3. Waldo Canyon fire (Manitou Springs)
Response to Woody Woodpecker (Reply #2)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:34 PM
likesmountains 52 (2,913 posts)
4. Also, a 19,000 acre fire near Pagosa Springs. (Little Sand Fire)
Response to Woody Woodpecker (Reply #2)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 05:00 PM
Warpy (69,670 posts)
8. New Mexico is also burning down
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and we'll have little forest left if the monsoons don't start up on schedule.
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Response to Woody Woodpecker (Reply #2)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 08:16 PM
El Supremo (13,295 posts)
9. There are at least 10 active wild fires in Colorado. >>
This is as bad as I remember in my 31 years here. |
Response to El Supremo (Reply #9)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 08:54 PM
likesmountains 52 (2,913 posts)
10. If I didn't live in Colorado I would think that all of the fires were around Denver
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from the map. It sure does not make what you're really looking at very clear. I am in the middle of the Weber, Stateline and Little Sand triangle...300 plus miles from Denver.
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Response to likesmountains 52 (Reply #10)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 08:59 PM
El Supremo (13,295 posts)
11. The green area is Colorado.
Response to El Supremo (Reply #11)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 09:03 PM
likesmountains 52 (2,913 posts)
12. I know since I live here...I still think it's not a very descriptive map.
Response to curlyred (Original post)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:38 PM
Politicalboi (9,646 posts)
6. There will be more
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Because of the lack of snow pack, the trees like in Big Bear Lake die because of the bark beetles. It doesn't stay cold enough to kill them off when it's time, so they live longer and destroy more trees. Climate change happens all different kinds of ways.
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