Atlantic's In-Focus

[mikeg826]

Alan Taylor, the editor of The Atlantic's In Focus section, took to Twitter and Google+ to get request for some pictures - pretty cool pictures he came up with :

All-Request Photos: Aurora Borealis, Blue Frogs, Spacewalks ... - In Focus - The Atlantic (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/01/all-request-photos-aurora-borealis-blue-frogs-spacewalks/100234/)

Here are some of the pictures:

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/allreq012712/a04_46424189.jpg

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/allreq012712/a03_23033033.jpg

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/allreq012712/a09_31028095.jpg

[Jobaka]

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/allreq012712/a09_31028095.jpg



Laguna Beach, CA.
366 homes and 17,000 acres of coastal growth were destroyed in one day.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d39/LowFlyrVette/laguna_fire_map.jpg


Houses burn from inside out

At 400°F, curtains, wallpaper and bedding ignite. Wood studs spontaneously combust, or pyrolize, at about 450°F (steel studs melt and deform at only slightly higher temperatures). At that point, single-pane windows blow out from heat and ambient-pressure differences. Flame and heat rush in to meet interior combustion, thoroughly consuming structures. Whole houses can reach temperatures hot enough to weaken and spall concrete foundations. According to Laguna Beach Fire Chief Rich DuBerry, many if not most of the Laguna homes lost to fire burned from inside out.

Source (http://www.finehomebuilding.com/how-to/articles/fire-resistant-details.aspx)

[Poog]

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/allreq012712/a09_31028095.jpg

There goes the neighborhood...