Wildfires From Space: Part III — The Bobcat Fire near Los Angeles

Posted on Thu 15 October 2020 in wildfires

The Bobcat Fire just north of Los Angeles one of the numerous wild fires which affected the US West Coast in recent weeks. The fire started on September 6th, 2020, and burned more than 110,000 acres.

To visualize the impact of the fire, I mosaicked two recent true-color images …


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Wildfires From Space: Part II — The SCU Lightning Complex near San Jose

Posted on Mon 28 September 2020 in wildfires

The SCU Lightning Complex east of San Jose is one of several significant wild fires which affected the US West Coast in recent weeks. The fire started on August 16, 2020, and burned nearly 400,000 acres over a period of several weeks.

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Wildfires From Space: Part I — The CZU Lightning Complex in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Posted on Sat 26 September 2020 in wildfires

The CZU Lightning Complex in the Santa Cruz Mountains is one of several significant wild fires which affected the US West Coast in recent weeks. The fire started on August 16, 2020, and burned more than 80,000 acres over a period of several weeks.

To visualize the impact of …


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