![]() ![]() NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. They also ordered evacuations in several towns, including Concow and Paradise, where the fatal fire burned through the town. State and local officials have closed several major highways, including portions of Highway 191. The area also has heavy and dry fuel loads, or flammable material. Firefighters are having difficulty containing it due to strong winds, which fan the flames and carry burning vegetation downwind. More than 2,000 personnel have been sent to fight the Camp Fire, which is predicted to be fully contained by November 30. ![]() The image also shows two more fires in southern California, the Hill and Woolsey Fires. The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Smoke model, using data from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA satellites, shows the smoke should continue to spread west. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured the natural-color image above on November 9. Story by Kathryn Hansen.Strong winds pushed the fire to the south and southwest overnight, tripling its size and spreading smoke over the Sacramento Valley. NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Other NASA satellite data have contributed to preliminary burn severity maps for this area, which help fire managers plan for recovery across the burned area. ![]() Buildings, roads, and other developed areas appear light gray and white. Burned vegetation appears brown and unburned vegetation appears green. The colors in this false-color infrared image (bands 3, 2, 1) have been enhanced to simulate a more natural appearance. One day earlier, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this view of the burn scar. As of November 19, 2018, Cal Fire reported that the fire was 94 percent contained and had burned almost 97,000 acres (393 square kilometers, or 152 square miles). ![]() The Woolsey Fire in Southern California has left a scar on the landscape so large that it is easily visible from space. ![]()
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