NASA image of the Los Angeles fires, as viewed from high above our planet.
The image was acquired mid-morning on Sunday — the fire has since more than doubled in size, mind you! — by the "backward (northward)-viewing camera of the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite."
To give you a sense of scale, the image you see here covers an area 152 miles wide. Them's some big blazes.
More about the image here, and larger sizes. And here's more, from scientists at NASA JPL. Robert Mackey at the NYT has a related item. I cringe at linking to the Daily Mail, but hold your nose and click on this image: an annotated version of this same NASA shot that shows you where various parts of LA are located. I am happy to report that I am safely near the edge of the blue stuff, and not downwind of those huge, nasty smoke plumes.
