Nov 17, 2008

Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen e cole@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-233

NASA SATELLITES CAPTURE IMAGES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES

WASHINGTON -- Images from NASA satellites give a wider perspective of the full extent and devastation of the wildfires raging in Southern California

A pair of images from NASA's Aqua satellite show the Los Angeles metropolitan area on Nov 16, 2008 The top image posted on NASA's Web site shows the Southern California area as a vast plume of smoke billows out over the Pacific Ocean

The bottom image provides a closer view of the area around Los Angeles and two large fires burning there: the Freeway Complex Fire and the Sayre Fire The Freeway Complex Fire has burned nearly 24,000 acres in Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties

Fanned by high winds, blazes stretching from Santa Barbara to Anaheim, Calif , have scorched an estimated 35,000 acres, according to news reports

To view and download the images and for additional information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/fires/main/usa/cal_fires_2008_1117 html

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