Is There a Massive Cloud of Smoke Over Southeast England?

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In summary, there is a large cloud of smoke over SE England, as seen on the vis-satellite image from earlier today. It has been identified as an oil depot fire and can be seen in a photo from the AP. The size of the smoke cloud is compared to Luxembourg in the photo, making previous oil fires seem insignificant. Another photo shows a large yellow arrow over Bristol, sparking some humorous reactions.
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rachmaninoff
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/satpics/latest_VIS.html (EDIT: link expired, use http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20051211/capt.ny11712112059.britain_explosion_ny117.jpg?x=380&y=303&sig=pQmWFumU2Aceocxgi8aLCw-- )

Anyone else notice the huge cloud of smoke over SE England? Look at the vis-satellite from earlier today - it's larger than Luxembourg!
 
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Doesn't the black cloud mean there is a lack of clouds there?
 
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That's what I thought.. then I thought maybe there was a joke involved that I didn't get.. and then I saw something shiney on the ground..
 
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It's probably the oil depot fire you're looking at.
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/2074902.html
 
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Yeah that's what I meant. You can't see it any more though, they changed the picture. It was huge - like a hundred miles wide.
 
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Aha! Found a link http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20051211/capt.ny11712112059.britain_explosion_ny117.jpg?x=380&y=303&sig=pQmWFumU2Aceocxgi8aLCw--" (AP picture). Compare the size with Luxembourg in the lower right corner. It makes all the oil fires in 1991 put together look insignificant.
 
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rachmaninoff said:
Aha! Found a link http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20051211/capt.ny11712112059.britain_explosion_ny117.jpg?x=380&y=303&sig=pQmWFumU2Aceocxgi8aLCw--" (AP picture). Compare the size with Luxembourg in the lower right corner. It makes all the oil fires in 1991 put together look insignificant.
This second picture's a lot better. I wasn't sure what you were talking about in the first one.
 
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Forget the black smoke, has anyone noticed the huge yellow arrow hovering over Bristol?!? Eeek! THEY'RE HERE!
 

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