Plumes of smoke

[Terry C]

Way off the the East past bird island on the mountain range we have seen in the last week huge amounts of smoke in the sky. One day it's there the next it's gone. It was in 3 different areas. Anyone know what it is from?

 

[Jim Bob]

that is not smoke those are mirages its an illusion thats why they are there one day and gone the next and you will see them in different spots

 

[Terry C]

You can see the smoke rising up and blowing away it looks like to me

 

[Jim Bob]

illusion nothing to burn out there

 

[Southbeacher]

We've seen that from time to time for years. They periodically do a controlled burning of the fields down "that way" as part of an agricultural process.

 

[Jim Bob]

if you get in a boat and head directly at them as you get closer to the island they will disapear right before your eys my brother Bob and i did it three times

 

[Roberto]

They do burn off the asparagus fields which are between Penasco and Caborca. Might be what you see.

 

[Terry C]

Thanks, you could see the smoke lay in the air today with the wind direction taking it North. Last time the wind took it South.

 

[Kenny]

Yep no question about it; coming in from that angle the Asparagus fields would be behind or to either side of the Island.

 

[Jim Bob]

Way off the the East past bird island on the mountain range we have seen in the last week huge amounts of smoke in the sky. One day it's there the next it's gone. It was in 3 different areas. Anyone know what it is from?

what is the color of the smoke you are seeing

 

[Kenny]

what is the color of the smoke you are seeing

Are you thinking that it might be fires where their making charcoal?

Asparagus field in Mexico.

 

[Jim Bob]

from the picture i now think we are seeing two different things what we call mirages are always to the right of the island or in front and are always white not like a burning field that picture is as one poster said is on the way to caborka

 

[dirtsurfer]

There at one time was a diesel fueled power plant in Puerto Libertad that would put out some heavy smoke.

 

[Kenny]

from the picture i now think we are seeing two different things what we call mirages are always to the right of the island or in front and are always white not like a burning field that picture is as one poster said is on the way to caborka

Well there not all that big and depending on different factor's the smoke can be either black or more often lighter.

They burn a lot of field crops in Mexico and the states, in fact there are more than a few people on the States side that complain every year about the acrid smoke that blows over the border and into their towns. They worry about the pesticides that could be in it just for starters.

No question that the the mirages happen, and they are spectacular and ofter eerie... At times it looks like another Island is there, but upside down and on top of it. LOL Or maybe a boat.

 

[jerry]

There at one time was a diesel fueled power plant in Puerto Libertad that would put out some heavy smoke.

Still there...second dirtiest power plant in Mexico.The new gas line route via Sasabe may save many lives down there if it gets hooked up ....of course the real purpose is for tankers to hook up to US oil and NG (we will be the new Saudi Arabia 2030) off the coast. Geologist down there told a friend the Canadian pipeline was really stopped because our companies didn't want the competition to slow the investment in US fields the new methods will bring on line.We are going to be flush if smart enough to get our taxpayer piece of it

 

[dirtsurfer]

Still there...second dirtiest power plant in Mexico.The new gas line route via Sasabe may save many lives down there if it gets hooked up ....of course the real purpose is for tankers to hook up to US oil and NG (we will be the new Saudi Arabia 2030) off the coast. Geologist down there told a friend the Canadian pipeline was really stopped because our companies didn't want the competition to slow the investment in US fields the new methods will bring on line.We are going to be flush if smart enough to get our taxpayer piece of it

Hey Jerry: Has Libertad grown much in the past 4-5 years? How big id it now?

 

[Terry C]

what is the color of the smoke you are seeing

The smoke is grey and white and as it gets higher it turns into a black blanket

 

[Jim Bob]

The smoke is grey and white and as it gets higher it turns into a black blanket

just as i was begining to think we are seeing two different things what we see never has black always puffy white mirage and they do disappear look like another set of islands at times

 

[jerry]

just as i was begining to think we are seeing two different things what we see never has black always puffy white mirage and they do disappear look like another set of islands at times

Jim Bo you might be looking at Isla San Gorge

 

[jerry]

Hey Jerry: Has Libertad grown much in the past 4-5 years? How big id it now?

New townhouse unit on the South end.A bank on the road to the plant.A really good hardware store/ok grocery,A newer ice plant,a new coffee shop,a new purified water store,a new beer storeand the hotel isn't terrible after being fixed up. All and all no it is about the same population.A working mans town with real nice people.