Kincaid Fire: NASA satellite captures devastation of California wildfire from above

US-based space agency NASA has a fleet of Earth-observing instruments, many of which are capable of contributing to our understanding of wildfires.

Satellites in orbit around the poles provide observations of the entire planet several times per day, whereas satellites in a geostationary orbit provide coarse-resolution imagery of fires, smoke and clouds up to every five minutes.

In anticipation of violent and damaging winds, today the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a red-flag warning for Los Angeles and neighbouring Ventura county through the day and an extreme red-flag warning for Tuesday through Thursday.

The NSW predicts the Socal area could see the highest winds of the season, with its peak expected tomorrow and gusts of up to 80mph in the mountains.

source: express.co.uk