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Headline: Satellite Image Captures U.S. West Coast Wildfires From Space

Caption: This satellite image shows the extent of the U.S. West Coast wildfires. Western U.S. states have been battling close to 100 wildfires, blanketing the majority of the west coast in smoke. Captured on 10 September by The European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-3, the image shows the extent of the smoke plume which, in some areas, has caused the sky to turn orange. In the image, multiple fires can be seen in the states of California, Washington and Oregon – the areas hit hardest by the blazes – producing the thick plume of smoke which can be seen travelling westwards. Based on additional data from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission, as of September 10, the smoke was visible travelling 2000 km west of the active fires. The cities of Portland, Eureka, Eugene, San Francisco and Sacramento are all blanked in smoke. In the top of the image, the cities of Vancouver and Seattle are visible.

Keywords: West Coast,U.S.,wildfires,mother nature,natural disaster,from above,satellite,space,feature,photo feature,photo story

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