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Hot, dry weather and fierce easterlies fanned the flames of several blazes, endangering homes and lives. On October 25, 2019, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a natural-color image (top) with a wide view of fires near the Pacific Coast.
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145787/winds-drive-smoky-wildfires-in-california-mexico