shawizkid
shawizkid t1_j8uttwa wrote
Reply to comment by crimeo in HYSPLIT Air Dispersion model depicting the potential transport of chemical plumes emitted by the East Palestine Chemical Disaster [Ohio]. Simulating February 3-7, 2023 [OC] by apathyEndsNow
I get your point, the graph doesn’t indicate what it’s tracking, which makes the data mostly irrelevant.
However you can’t argue that just because they don’t know exactly what’s been released, doesn’t mean it’s not concern. You say you would be worried at 200 miles. But how about 50? Or 30?
There’s a collective 1,400,000 people within a 40 mile radius of the town.
shawizkid t1_j8uy4k3 wrote
Reply to comment by crimeo in HYSPLIT Air Dispersion model depicting the potential transport of chemical plumes emitted by the East Palestine Chemical Disaster [Ohio]. Simulating February 3-7, 2023 [OC] by apathyEndsNow
Yeah. I mean to be fair you sound like you know more about chemistry than I do. But why can’t the graph it with some range of suspected densities of base chemicals/byproducts/etc. ?
The graphic may not be completely accurate but would be pretty representative of the direction, distance and density the compounds were likely to have dispersed.