There are two major types of current fire information.
Satellite view of fires in california 2020.
These fires already amplified by a warming.
A natural color image of the czu lightening complex fires near santa cruz california taken on aug.
Each satellite has unique detection and data refresh capabilities.
These data are used to make highly accurate perimeter maps for firefighters and other emergency personnel but are generally updated only once every 12 hours.
22 2020 captured a view that showed a pall of wildfire smoke covering most of california.
21 2020 shows the dense smoke now covering much of california.
20 2020 top and the same area seen by high.
T hese are not just wildfires they are changing climate fires governor jay inslee washington.
19 a surge in carbon emissions from california was the highest in the 18 year satellite record of reliable wildfire emissions monitoring.
Fire perimeter and hot spot data.
To view the most complete information about a specific potential fire select all satellite data available.
Using the map below you can view potential fire detection data provided by these six satellites as they monitor the state of california from space.
Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information.
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A loop of satellite imagery created by penn state s department of meteorology provides a close up view of california from space over the course of the last 15 hours revealing the extent of the.
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September 11 2020 california oregon and washington california governor gavin newsom reported today that the august complex fire at 472 185 acres has merged with the elkhorn fire at more than 255 000 acres to produce the largest wildfire in california history now some 750 000 acres.
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.