Satellite Images Of Northern California Wildfires

Smoke blankets northern california.

Satellite images of northern california wildfires.

West coast this past week wildfires began to spread rapidly in. These fires already amplified by a warming. 19 a surge in carbon emissions from california was the highest in the 18 year satellite record of reliable wildfire emissions monitoring. 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.

This combination of satellite images shows the lnu lightning complex wildfire burning to the west of healdsburg in sonoma county california on aug. Satellite image 2020 maxar technologies. 20 2020 top and the same area seen by high. 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.

These images are considered raw data with no analysis of fires and or smoke. Hit reload to view the latest data images are updated every 30 minutes. As record high temperatures hit the u s. Burned vegetation appears in shades of orange rust.

Click on image to enlarge. Satellite images capture the long plume of wildfire smoke drifting over california wildfires burning in the bay area and in northern los angeles county have generated widespread smoke in. Satellite image 2020 maxar technologies this infrared satellite image shows the river fire in monterey county california on august 21 2020. The space agency s terra.

Arrows point to santa rosa above and san francisco below on august 20 2020. Across california the three biggest fires along with about 20 other major wildfires and hundreeds of smaller ones have contributed to a statewide curtain of smoke.