California's Park Fire grows to an 'astonishing 239,000 acres' in time-lapse from space

Published 2024-07-29
The Park Fire north of Sacramento, California has grown to an "astonishing 239,000 acres," according to NOAA GOES-18 views. See time-lapses of its growth here.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NOAA/CIRA/Colorado University | edited by [Steve Spaleta](x.com/stevespaleta)

All Comments (11)
  • @jacobjudah3812
    At the time of this post (7-29-24 8:32AM PDT) the fire is 368,256 acres).
  • It's astonishing to see the fire grow so quickly through the timelapse video from space. I hope everyone in the area stays safe
  • @lspringerjones
    Started by an arsonist who pushed a burning car into a gully and walked away. He's been caught.
  • @ManaBDew
    Praying 🙏🏻 for rain Team Earth 🌎 💧 but just the amount needed
  • Amazing how much our view of Earth has changed in just the last 50 years. 🖖😁👍
  • @farrider3339
    Nature changes its friendly face, yet we keep doing business as usual. More people, more exploitation of natural resources (carbon emissions).
  • @ellobo1326
    Video metaphor for what Newsome has done to the whole state.
  • @UltraHenry
    Gaslighting at it's finest...some guy starts a fire with a burning car and every single news outlet still blames it on 'climate change'...lololol.