Satellites See Rapid Spread of California Wildfires

Powerful Santa Ana winds whipped up wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday, December 5, and their rapid growth was visible from space.

NOAA’s satellites show the Thomas, Rye, and Creek fires spreading from the winds. A new fire, the Skirball, sparked Wednesday morning in the same area. Credit: NOAA/CIMSS via Storyful