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California wildfires 2017 map4/23/2024 ![]() ![]() While the causes of the fires are still under investigation, we do know what helped them spread quickly: abundant dried vegetation and seasonal wind patterns. As of the morning of October 10, none of the fires were even partially contained, according to CalFire bulletins. Authorities are still accounting for deaths and people reported missing. Cellular and land-line phone communications have been lost in several areas. In some places, entire neighborhoods burned to the ground. About two hours later, the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the second view.ĬalFire and local officials reported that at least 1,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed, and thousands more are being threatened. In the late morning of October 9, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a natural-color image (top) of the smoke billowing from the fires. ![]() The densely populated “wine country” is famous for its vineyards and wine-making operations and the tourists they attract. States of emergency have been declared in Napa, Sonoma, Yuba, and Mendocino counties, and thousands of people were asked to evacuate. Blazes that started on a few hundred acres around Napa Valley were fanned by strong northeasterly winds, and by October 10, the 14 fires had consumed as much as 100,000 acres (150 square miles) of land. Parts of northern California have been ravaged by intense and fast-burning wildfires that broke out on October 8, 2017. ![]()
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