Satellite Image of Smoke Plumes from Southern California Wildfires (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Satellite Image of Smoke Plumes from Southern California Wildfires

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This is a satellite image of smoke plumes from Southern California wildfires billowing out over the Pacific Ocean. These wildfires spread over a two-week period in October 2007, burning over 500,000 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Red outlines indicate active fires.

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Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC

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