Satellite Imagery Shows Thick Smoke From Park Fire as Containment Decreases

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Thick smoke blanketed parts of Northern California on Friday, July 26, as the Park fire in Butte County – the state’s largest active fire – continued to grow.

Timelapse satellite imagery posted by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere shows conditions in the region in the early hours of Friday morning.

Containment of the fire was reduced from three to zero percent by early Friday, local media reported. Credit: CSU/CIRA & NOAA via Storyful