This false-color image was captured on Aug. 9, 2018, by an instrument installed aboard a NASA ER-2 research aircraft that flew over both fires making up the complex in the area around Clear Lake (the central, black feature) in northern California.
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This false-color image was captured on Aug. 9, 2018, by an instrument installed aboard a NASA ER-2 research aircraft that flew over both fires making up the complex in the area around Clear Lake (the central, black feature) in northern California. Active fire zones are seen in yellow, with warm, burned areas in orange. Unburned vegetation appears in blue and green.
August 9, 2018
NASA Image