West coast this past week wildfires began to spread rapidly in.
Satellite pictures of northern california fires.
These images are considered raw data with no analysis of fires and or smoke.
As record high temperatures hit the u s.
Earth orbiting satellites have spotted the wildfires ripping through northern california.
A screenshot from noaa nasa s suomi npp satellite showing.
New satellite images show the smoke from wildfires that s drifted 600 miles into the pacific ocean and made california s air quality plummet to very unhealthy and hazardous levels.
Arrows point to santa rosa above and san francisco below on august 20 2020.
Recent satellite images released by nasa vividly show the impact of california s huge lightning sparked wildfires not just across the state but across the country.
Satellite image 2020 maxar technologies.
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The space agency s terra.
Satellite image 2020 maxar.
Probable fires will appear as sharp white spots in the reflectivity images.
A series of massive fires in northern and central california forced more evacuations as they quickly spread darkening the skies and dangerously affecting air quality.
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