An iPhone photograph of the smoke plume from the Two Bulls Fire, as seen from Bend, Oregon on Saturday, June 7, 2014. (Photograph: © Vicky Sama) |See update below| My good friend and colleague, Vicky Sama, texted me this evening with a photo she shot with her iPhone near Bend Oregon showing smoke from a wildfire blazing in brush and timber about 10 miles northwest of town. At first I didn't pay it that much heed. Wildfires are, of course, a normal part of the ecology throughout the West. Then she sent another photo. And a few others. They got my attention. So I checked the satellite imagery and lo and behold...
In this animation of images from a GOES weather satellite, look for the birth of a huge smoke plume to the left of center. The entire state of Oregon is visible, so you can get a sense of ...
