October 13, 2017

Smoke from California wildfires seen by Sentinel-3A satellite

Smoke over California seen by Sentinel-3A satellite

The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite captured this image of smoke from wildfires in the US state of California on 9 October 2017.

Wildfires broke out in parts of the state on 8 October 2017 around Napa Valley, and the smoke was spread by strong northeasterly winds.

Image Credit: ESA

2 comments:

  1. Nature,,,,,,with diverse natural disasters!

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    1. The great part of these fires is artificial - due to Homo sapiens, who is not too sapiens...

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