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Smoke and Fire in Southern California

In December 2017, thick smoke streamed from several fires burning in southern California.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Smoke and Fire in Southern California.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response and modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017) processed by the European Space Agency. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published December 7, 2017
Data acquired December 5, 2017

Sources:: Sentinel-2; Terra > MODIS

Collection:: MODIS Rapid Response