Fires in the United States

Fires in California

14 October 2008


This GOES-11 satellite image taken at 1600 UTC on 13 October 2008, shows a narrow plume of light extending 165 km to the southwest of a fire in the San Francisco Bay area. Moderate to heavy smoke from the Marek Fire in Los Angeles County extended west southwest over the Pacific for 260 km.

IMAGE: GEOS-11 <> Image Type=combine <>10/13/2008 16:00 UTC.

source: www.osei.noaa.gov

Recent media reports on fires in California:


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