File:August 2012 Northern California wildfires.jpg

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English: Multiple wildfires, including the Ponderosa, Chips, and Rush fires, are visible here in Northern California. Excerpt from original NASA Earth Observatory: "This natural-color satellite image shows smoke from the fires streaming northeast. It was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite on August 19, 2012." NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response.
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Source https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/78911/wildfires-in-california
Author Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response

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Multiple wildfires burning in Northern California on August 19, 2012, seen by satellite

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