Stephanie Abrams, a Weather Channel Meteorologist, narrates a video that begins with a quiet, forest scene with a couple of deer in the background. But drama unfolds as a wildfire ignites nearby and envelops her in flames. She goes on, oblivious to the 1,600-degree heat, explaining how fires burn.
This is part of The Weather Channel’s new slate of immersive, mixed reality (IMR) content that’s meant to let “viewers truly see the weather like never before”.
The computer-generated imagery (CGI) is captivating — it’s difficult to look away.
As many as 90% of wildfires in the US are caused by humans, per the @NatlParkService . Here’s how/why they can spread so quickly! #IMR #Wildfires #Weather Full video on my instagram and FB pages pic.twitter.com/EB3nUAzZOi
— Stephanie Abrams (@StephanieAbrams) October 18, 2018
The first few seconds of those flying, flaming fire bombs instantly exploding into miniature conflagrations is pure bovine feculence – mere histrionics, fear-mongering, and blatant misinformation that the gullible public will run with as factual.
Nicely done
In terms of acreage burned as a result of lightning, that 80% or 90% may be turned on its head. And does “all wildfires” include only the continental U.S.? Is Alaska included? Canada?