When it’s reported on the news that the Southern California fires have burned over 100,000 acres, it’s hard to understand the magnitude of it all.
But these aerial-view photos can put it into perspective.
Thank you to all the first responders, firefighters, and citizens willing to help fight these California wildfires. #CaliforniaWildfires pic.twitter.com/TyeGx4z85Q
— Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) December 7, 2017
During an engineering flight test of the Cloud-Aerosol Multi-Angle Lidar (CAMAL) instrument, a view from @NASAArmstrong's ER-2 shows smoke plumes, from roughly 65,000 feet, produced by the #ThomasFire , around 1 p.m. PDT on December 5th, 2017. Photo Credit: Stu Broce pic.twitter.com/c6El8F0HJN
— NASA Armstrong (@NASAArmstrong) December 6, 2017
Today’s pass over SoCal unfortunately doesn’t look any better. The fires east of Camp Pendleton and in Baja are visible as well. #CaliforniaWildfires pic.twitter.com/khM9TK1u0F
— Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) December 7, 2017
According to Fox 13, 100 firefighters from agencies all over Utah are being deployed to help fight the fires. Everyone on the Mix 105.1 team hopes for a quick end to the chaos and for our firefighters to return safely.