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In late October 2007, a firestorm exploded across southern California. Fueled by dry vegetation and powerful Santa Ana winds, California’s wildfires scorched nearly 30,000 acres (120 square kilometers) in the autumn of 2007. By March of the following year, the burned areas had re-grown with lush vegetation, but by May 2008, that vegetation had dried, providing potential fuel for another firestorm.


NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott. Thanks to Dr. Liam Gumley, University of Wisconsin-Madison, for identifying the green-up in MODIS Direct Broadcast Data published at MODIS Today.

Published June 4, 2008
Data acquired October 28, 2007 - May 17, 2008

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Terra > MODIS