Fires on the West Coast of North America
Montage of MODIS Aqua (top row, late afternoon over pass) and Terra (bottom row, early afternoon over pass) showing the west coast of the United States. Note the fires up and down the coast. The King Fire (nearest to us - about 20 miles away) is visible as a line of smoke extending over Lake Tahoe. The first over pass (bottom row) was probably around 1:30 or so as Naomi and I spotted the fire around 2:10 on our way to Folsom. (The images for southern California were covered in clouds so I couldn't see the smoke from the fires there...)
Fires on the West Coast of North America
Montage of MODIS Aqua (top row, late afternoon over pass) and Terra (bottom row, early afternoon over pass) showing the west coast of the United States. Note the fires up and down the coast. The King Fire (nearest to us - about 20 miles away) is visible as a line of smoke extending over Lake Tahoe. The first over pass (bottom row) was probably around 1:30 or so as Naomi and I spotted the fire around 2:10 on our way to Folsom. (The images for southern California were covered in clouds so I couldn't see the smoke from the fires there...)