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NASA Photos: California Fires Seen From Space as Giant Plumes of Smoke
By Sydney Pereira On 12/6/17 at 10:32 AM
Thick plumes of smoke bellowed from raging fires in southern California through Tuesday night—so thick and extensive it could be seen from space.
Thick smoke streamed from several fires in southern California when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image in the afternoon on December 5, 2017. NASA/Joshua Stevens
NASA captured the photo Tuesday afternoon from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite, which shows the quickest and largest blaze, Thomas fire in Ventura County and two smaller fires south of Ventura. The fire has destroyed more than 50,000 acres, according to Cal Fire, the state's Department for Forestry and Fire Protection. Two smaller fires, Rye and Creek, in Los Angeles County, have destroyed 5,000 and more than 11,000 acres respectively. (Per Cal Fire, fires are typically named for the areas where they start.) The fire, which began Monday night, has forced 27,000 people to flee their homes.
“The fire is very dangerous and spreading rapidly, but we’ll continue to attack it will all we’ve got,” Governor Jerry Brown said Tuesday in a statement. “It’s critical residents stay ready and evacuate immediately if told to do so.”
http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-photos-california-fires-seen-space-giant-plumes-smoke-739769
No indication of foul play. This was in news few weeks ago:
Cal Fire continues to probe cause of deadly wildfires despite arson arrest
Published 5:36 PM ET Tue, 17 Oct 2017
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/17/cal...be-deadly-wildfires-despite-arson-arrest.html
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NASA Photos: California Fires Seen From Space as Giant Plumes of Smoke
By Sydney Pereira On 12/6/17 at 10:32 AM
Thick plumes of smoke bellowed from raging fires in southern California through Tuesday night—so thick and extensive it could be seen from space.
NASA captured the photo Tuesday afternoon from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite, which shows the quickest and largest blaze, Thomas fire in Ventura County and two smaller fires south of Ventura. The fire has destroyed more than 50,000 acres, according to Cal Fire, the state's Department for Forestry and Fire Protection. Two smaller fires, Rye and Creek, in Los Angeles County, have destroyed 5,000 and more than 11,000 acres respectively. (Per Cal Fire, fires are typically named for the areas where they start.) The fire, which began Monday night, has forced 27,000 people to flee their homes.
“The fire is very dangerous and spreading rapidly, but we’ll continue to attack it will all we’ve got,” Governor Jerry Brown said Tuesday in a statement. “It’s critical residents stay ready and evacuate immediately if told to do so.”
http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-photos-california-fires-seen-space-giant-plumes-smoke-739769
No indication of foul play. This was in news few weeks ago:
Cal Fire continues to probe cause of deadly wildfires despite arson arrest
- Sonoma County Sheriff Robert Giordano said an arson suspect was seen "walking away from a small fire."
- The 29-year-old suspect allegedly had "a fire extinguisher and a lighter with him," the sheriff said.
- Despite the arson arrest, Cal Fire said Tuesday afternoon it continues to investigate the cause of each of the wildfires in Northern California.
- The wildfires have claimed more than 41 lives, and many more people remain listed as missing.
Published 5:36 PM ET Tue, 17 Oct 2017
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/17/cal...be-deadly-wildfires-despite-arson-arrest.html
