Comments on: Thinking on the Impact of the California Wildfires http://www.greensahm.com/thinking-on-the-impact-of-the-california-wildfires/ Trying to live green at home Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:20:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephanie http://www.greensahm.com/thinking-on-the-impact-of-the-california-wildfires/comment-page-1/#comment-21951 Stephanie Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:34:42 +0000 http://www.greensahm.com/thinking-on-the-impact-of-the-california-wildfires/#comment-21951 The smell of smoke took a long time to clear around here. I think they finally decided today that the air was safe enough for the kids to play outside for recess at school. It's been interesting seeing the damage from both wind and fire. I took my son to his speech therapy today and drove through some of the burn areas. But other places were damaged by the winds, which had gusts up to hurricane strength. The playground near our house had a swing set crushed by a eucalyptus tree that fell due to wind, not fire. The smell of smoke took a long time to clear around here. I think they finally decided today that the air was safe enough for the kids to play outside for recess at school.

It’s been interesting seeing the damage from both wind and fire. I took my son to his speech therapy today and drove through some of the burn areas. But other places were damaged by the winds, which had gusts up to hurricane strength. The playground near our house had a swing set crushed by a eucalyptus tree that fell due to wind, not fire.

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.greensahm.com/thinking-on-the-impact-of-the-california-wildfires/comment-page-1/#comment-21943 Tiffany Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:49:44 +0000 http://www.greensahm.com/thinking-on-the-impact-of-the-california-wildfires/#comment-21943 I am glad to hear you are back home - safe and sound and that your family is also safe. It does seem as if there are more and more wildfires every year. I grew up in Kansas and never remember hearing about fires, anywhere - maybe I just didn't pay much attention. Now that I live in Colorado I see the effect of it. It has been very hazy here for the past few days from the fires in California. What was interesting was that we could not smell the haze - maybe because California is too far away. When Utah had a lot of fire we could smell the smoke. I am glad to hear you are back home – safe and sound and that your family is also safe. It does seem as if there are more and more wildfires every year. I grew up in Kansas and never remember hearing about fires, anywhere – maybe I just didn’t pay much attention. Now that I live in Colorado I see the effect of it. It has been very hazy here for the past few days from the fires in California. What was interesting was that we could not smell the haze – maybe because California is too far away. When Utah had a lot of fire we could smell the smoke.

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