California Fires From Space

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Here a couple of different perspectives on the wildfires in SoCal. One via Space.com from the International Space Station:

These from NASA’s MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center, taken three hours and 15 minutes apart, 21 Oct, show how the Santa Ana winds fanned embers into firestorms:

Wondering where else is burning just now on our warming planet? Interested in the link between mega-fires and climate change? Take a look at the last 10 days. Yellow areas mark fire clusters: