Fiery View From Above

NASA satellites have captured new images of the California wildfires, which illustrate the immense scale of the blazes. The National Interagency Fire Center reports that 12 large, uncontained fires have consumed over 335,000 acres in Southern California.

Fierce Santa Ana winds continue to fuel the spread of the fires.

The images show the continuously burning area between Los Angeles and San Diego, California. Fire activity is denoted with red pixels. Vast plumes of thick smoke can be seen blowing out over the Pacific Ocean.

--LiveScience Staff

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Credit: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response