![]() The rumors birthed by Aegon, coupled with Daemon's traditional Targaryen look (blonde hair and purple eyes) and his being gifted the sword of the first ruler of the Targaryen dynasty, made many begin to support Daemon's claim to the throne over Daeron. After Naerys died during childbirth, Aegon began casting doubt on Daeron's legitimacy as an heir, suggesting he was a bastard who was the son of his brother, Aemon. After being gifted the sword, Daemon took the name Blackfyre instead of Waters, which was his bastard name. Actually, come to think of it, PEOPLE are the cause of both global warming and the fires.Related: House of the Dragon: What Fans Hope to See in the Prequelĭaemon was a great warrior, unlike Daeron, and when Aegon knighted Daemon, he gifted his bastard with the sword known as "Blackfyre," the same sword Aegon the Conquerer wielded during his conquest of Westeros. In any case, to summarize my opening point, climate change and global warming alone did NOT provide a source of ignition in these New Mexico fires nor did it cause a build up of fuel loads. The danger there is that it could make people complacent as to what is a happening. However, some scientists state that the effects of global warming are far less noticeable in the mid and lower latitudes where most of the people reside. Global warming and its associated climate change is most alarming in the higher latitudes where sea ice and permafrost are both melting. ![]() Hotter deserts probably result in higher temperatures in the mountains as well so that snowpack melts earlier and Voila ! You have a longer fire season. That IS climate change! But is it global or local? Heat islands have been recognized as an issue in Arizona since at least the 1970s. I found that since the 1890s, Tucson has warmed about 4☏ on average. So, it kinda appears that that part of the Southwest might not be getting dryer at all.īut temps told a different story. Another ten-year period occurred in the 1940s that matched what’s occurred since the dawn of the new millennium. ![]() What I found was that the driest ten-year period actually occurred in the first decade of the 20th century. But what I feel uncomfortable about with a climate change explanation is kinda like, oh well? What can you do? It’s climate change, right? To me that sorta passes the buck.Īlthough some might not want to look at the data I found, I went back and did ten-year rolling averages of rainfall at Tucson. Well, I don’t consider myself to be a true “climate change denier”. The fire continued moving east-northeast after it was mapped. The weather forecast for Monday near the fire at 6,800 feet calls for 18 mph winds gusting out of the southwest at 28 mph, 86 degrees, and 4 percent relative humidity - conditions that could lead to additional spread to the northeast. The data was recorded at the Gila Center weather station. The rapid growth of the fire Sunday was due to dry fuels, relative humidity that dropped to 2 percent, and 10 mph winds gusting to 22 out of the west-southwest. The fire continued moving east after it was mapped. It is burning in timber and tall grass in the Gila National Forest 34 miles west of Interstate 25 and Truth or Consequences. Satellite data at 3:26 Monday morning indicated that it had continued to spread vigorously to the east through the night. Fire officials said that morning it was 1,174 acres when it was mapped by an aircraft that night at 9:04 it had grown to 18,762 acres and was 11 miles long. The Black Fire 31 miles north-northeast of Silver City, New Mexico made an impressive run to the east Sunday. Photo from a firefighting aircraft, May 15, 2022. The Black Fire 31 miles north-northeast of Silver City, New Mexico is very active Monday afternoon, as seen in these photos. MDT Black Fire in New Mexico, as seen from the USFS Lead Plane.
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