Today California Fire Satellite Images

Active fires and hot spots glow orange yellow.
Today california fire satellite images. The red dots indicate fire. Burned vegetation appears in shades of orange rust while healthy not burned vegetation appears in blue. The fires near woodside and in the santa cruz mountains are blowing smoke into monterey. Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information.
Nasa lance fire information for resource management system provides near real time active fire data from modis and viirs to meet the needs of firefighters scientists and users interested in monitoring fires. Users can subscribe to email alerts bases on their area. Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started. Nasa nasa s terra satellite captured wildfire smoke covering vast parts of california and the u s.
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. A natural color image of the czu lightening complex fires near santa cruz california taken on aug. Fire data is available for download or can be viewed through a map interface. Smoke from the fires in san mateo county napa and contra costa is visible in satellite pictures from space.
Satellite image 2020 maxar technologies. West coast on july 29 2018. Satellite images have shown thousands of wildfires burning across the united states as a californian city is blanketed in an apocalyptic orange haze. There are two major types of current fire information.
Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. This infrared satellite image shows the river fire in monterey county california on august 21 2020. 5 of 9 satellite image 2020. It shows smoke drifting east into utah.
This combination of satellite images shows the lnu lightning complex wildfire burning to the west of healdsburg in sonoma county california on aug. Fire perimeter and hot spot data. 20 2020 top and the same area seen by high. The data is provided by calfire.