SoCal and Mexico Blazes as Seen From Space

This animation of images captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on Wednesday, May 14, shows wildfires north of San Diego and neighboring Mexico. One image portrays the scene in natural color, the other in a false color scheme that highlights areas of burned vegetation in bright red. (Source: NASA) Nine fires are now burning on more than 9,000 acres in California's San Diego County. Since the first fire outbreaks yesterday, more than 20 residences have been destroyed, with total damages estimated so far at $22.5 million. For up to date official information on these and other blazes in California, see the state's Current Fire Information website. Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the blazes since yesterday. Luckily, though, there have been no reports of deaths or major injuries. Yesterday, I posted a story that included a satellite image of the wildfires as seen by NASA's Terra satellite. Smoke plumes were clearly ...