The 560 wildfires that have scorched california this week have created a 1 214 mile smoke plume visible from space.
Satellite view of california smoke.
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.
A huge new fire in california that has prompted the evacuation of more than 7 000 people can be seen in satellite images with smoke from the blaze visible from space.
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New nasa imagery shows the plume stretching from the pacific ocean off mexico.
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Chamitoff observing the fires from approximately 344 kilometers above earth 215 miles was able to capture the regional view of the smoke pall.
Nasa s terra satellite saw a blanket of smoke over northern california from five large fires burning in the region.
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They show the smoke drifting from oregon heading south into california and through the san francisco bay area over a two day period starting on sept.
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One of the largest and most destructive fires raging across california over the july 4 weekend was the basin fire threatening big sur and covering the coast in a thick blanket of smoke.
An aerial view of dodger stadium and the downtown los angeles skyline at sunset is obscured by smoke ash.
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The recent satellite and aerial imagery below show california blanketed in dense smoke as flames ignite mountain chaparral and desert regions.