Peak District Fires..... anyone here affected by the smoke ?

[Dave7]

Warrington must be 25-30 miles away but people nearer the centre are complaining of the smell and the smoke.
An expert said it because the weather heat is not allowing the smoke to go upwards so it has to drift sideways.
I live in north Warrington so its not bad although I can smell it as I type.

 

[fossyant]

Was bad this morning in Bredbury, but was OK a mile further South and into Cheshire (Poynton/Woodford) but when I came back from a ride it was still around. Wind has changed slightly now, so no smell but can see the smoke plume from our
house. Strong winds still.. We could smell it worse outside and in our bedroom.

 

[fossyant]

Conwy Mountain is also on fire, but that should be blowing West

 

[Dave7]

Conwy Mountain is also on fire, but that should be blowing West

Yes, my daughrer drove past it on the A55 yesterday evening .

 

[fossyant]

This is the smoke line just North of us

 

[Drago]

I hope all my brothers, sisters, and Accrington based members of the nobility, are safe from this.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

We could smell it here last night

and I could feel the smoke in my lungs at times

Also the sun was an amazing bright red caused by the particles in the air

Apparently the smoke from Conwy (near where I used to live) was blowing out to sea mostly so it was the smoke from Dovestone that was coming over here
which is quite a way!!!

 

[fossyant]

We could smell it here last night

and I could feel the smoke in my lungs at times

Also the sun was an amazing bright red caused by the particles in the air

Apparently the smoke from Conwy (near where I used to live) was blowing out to sea mostly so it was the smoke from Dovestone that was coming over here
which is quite a way!!!

It's the smoke from the Peaks (two going on now as Tintwistle fire went up even more with the wind) - found a live satellite feed that showed the smoke trail more over us from 10am, then moved a bit North again a bit later.

All this because of idiots.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I hope all my brothers, sisters, and Accrington based members of the nobility, are safe from this.

No fires around here as it never dries out enough to burn, due to our annual rainfall.☔️😉

 

[Drago]

Its tinder dry down here in the middle. There was a fire in some fields a few miles away kver the weekend.

 

[Dave7]

It's the smoke from the Peaks (two going on now as Tintwistle fire went up even more with the wind) - found a live satellite feed that showed the smoke trail more over us from 10am, then moved a bit North again a bit later.

All this because of idiots.

Is the fireworks thing proven or still a theory ?

 

[Drago]

Its not always eejuts. Poor land management can be a factor. These fires can occur spontaneously when accumulated organic mulch generate internal heat through bacterial decomposition or oxidation, and can reach ignition temperatures. A bit like oily rags suddenly going up on their own.

 

[fossyant]

Is the fireworks thing proven or still a theory ?

Proven. Was videoed and arrest made

 

[fossyant]

Grim at ours this morning. Unpleasant first half of the commute. Manchester is now clear. Wind has moved more southerly and we've copped for it. Smokey trees.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

In weather like this there are normally fire on the land behind us but only small ones

The immediate bit behind us is wooded/paths and the local kids sometimes decide to have a BBQ of something

the bit behind that is known as "the poisoned golf course" because
it is a poisoned golf course
chemical waste from the old chemical industries dumped there years ago and then they built a golf course on it
and the stream running through apparently had an impressive level of arsenic in it!!!

so they closed it and now there is a fence around it
which naturally means the local kids broke through it in places etc etc etc


but so far it seems to have been OK this year