CALIFORNIA, USA - 20 August 2020 - After more than 10,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours, hundreds of wildfires erupted across California, particularly
CALIFORNIA, USA - 20 August 2020 - After more than 10,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours, hundreds of wildfires erupted across California, particularly in the northern part of the state. The fires, which have been exacerbated by a historic heatwave, have burned more than 300,000 acres (1,200 square kilometers) in the state since August 16, 2020. Smoke has spread across large swaths of the western United States and the Pacific Ocean. In the morning of August 20, 2020 in California, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 17 (GOES-17) captured a natural-color image of the smoke. GOES-17 is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); NASA helps develop and launch the GOES series of satellites. It is one of the biggest wildfire events in US history - Photo: Geopix/NASA/Alamy Stock Photo
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