California Fires Satellite Map 2018
Interactive real time wildfire map for the united states including california oregon washington idaho arizona and others.
California fires satellite map 2018. About 40 large fires are ravaging the us west coast. Nasa lance fire information for resource management system provides near real time active fire data from modis and viirs to meet the needs of firefighters scientists and users interested in monitoring fires. Fire perimeter and hot spot data. The creek fire in madera and fresno counties has burned an area roughly the size of central park every 30 minutes over the past.
Zoom earth shows live weather satellite images updated in near real time and the best high resolution aerial views of the earth in a fast zoomable map. There are two major types of current fire information. Interactive map showing acres burned and containment of fires including glass. The data is provided by calfire.
Latest updates on san francisco bay area fires and wildfires burning across northern california and evacuation orders. Explore recent images of storms wildfires property and more. The 2018 wildfire season was the second most deadly and most destructive wildfire season recorded in california history after the 2020 california fires with a total of 103 confirmed fatalities 24 226 structures damaged or destroyed and 8 527 fires burning 1 975 086 acres 799 289 ha about 2 of the state s 100 million acres of land it was the largest area of burned acreage recorded in a. These data are used to make highly accurate perimeter maps for firefighters and other emergency personnel but are generally updated only once every 12 hours.
Fire data is available for download or can be viewed through a map interface. Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information. See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters on the fire weather avalanche center wildfire map. This map contains live feed sources for us current wildfire locations and perimeters viirs and modis hot spots wildfire conditions red flag warnings and wildfire potential each of these layers provides insight into where a fire is located its intensity and the surrounding areas susceptibility to wildfire.
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