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Santa Ana winds rapidly spread
wildfires through shrubland,

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tall grasses, and brush in southern
California in December 2017.

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In the Landsat 8 image from
December 9th, smoke is carried

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west by strong winds, which
also spread fire through the

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dry terrain, mountain passes,
and canyons. The diagonal lines

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are an airplane contrail and its
shadow cast on the ground.

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Landsat 8’s December 25th
image reveals the burn scar

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and shows how close the
fire burned near Santa Barbara.

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As of January 2, the Thomas
Fire has burned over

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280,000 acres. The fire is almost
entirely contained, but not before

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becoming the largest fire in
California’s modern history.

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Landsat’s shortwave and near
infrared bands combine to

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clearly show the burned
and unburned vegetation.