xiainx

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by xiainx 6y ago
It used to be 12 weeks, not 20 as your comment implies: https://opensource.googleblog.com/2019/05/google-summer-of-c...
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by xiainx 6y ago
Never heard of this news source before. Anyone know how reputable it is?
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by xiainx 6y ago
I didn't say anyone was more or less "Californian." I was trying to illustrate that every activity in life has some level of risk associated with it and we are all balancing those risks every day. Temperatures during this hea
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by xiainx 6y ago
There are several other subthreads about this already, but there's not really any evidence to suggest these folks made a bad or risky decision. The area they were hiking too was above treeline, so not really at any risk of burning in a
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by xiainx 6y ago
All of the points in my previous post still stand. This was not a notably risky fire-weather watch (which is part of why this fires behavior is so concerning), and the area where these folks were headed did not put them at particularly elev
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by xiainx 6y ago
You're right that we just experienced a heat wave that broke several daily and monthly temperature records. But this was a high pressure ridging event without much accompanying wind or thunderstorm activity. So the wildfire risk wasn&#
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by xiainx 6y ago
Don't forget that they were also almost 9,000' above sea level, carrying heavy backpacks (probably at least 25 pounds), and breathing in wildfire smoke. The AQI in Mammoth was in the low 200s on Sunday. Also, they had 7 days to co
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by xiainx 6y ago
There was a heat wave, yes, but other than that not a particularly high risk of wildfires early this weekend. The wind wasn't terrible and there wasn't a Red Flag Warning issued (that's a fire weather warning). They started t
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by xiainx 6y ago
As a somewhat avid backpacker, I found it interesting. I was in a similar situation hiking near the SQF Complex earlier this summer. You're right that they weren't in immediate danger from the fire, but hindsight is 20-20. In the
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by xiainx 9y ago
I did this for a while after I moved to the bay area. Turns out, it adds up quickly. A weekend of climbing or backpacking or skiing comes in around $300. On top of that, it's less practical. You have to go get the car, higher mileage t