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This satellite image from Oct. 29, 2003 shows smoke from the California fires accumulating over northwest Arizona after the winds changed direction.
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NASA's Terra Satellite captured this image of plumes from the California wildfires on Oct. 29, 2003.
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This satellite photo shows the smoke plumes rising from the fires in southern California. Active fires, as of Oct. 27, 2003, are shown in red.
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Again, active fires are marked in red.
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This is now the Grand Prix Fire and Piru Fire near Los Angeles looked on Oct. 25, 2003.
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In this satellite image, plumes of smoke caused by wildfires are seen moving off the coast through southern California, Oct. 26, 2003. Fires burning are, at left, Simi Valley and Moorpark; center, the combined Grand Prix and Old Fire, north of San Bernadino and Rancho Cucamonga/Ontario; bottom right, the Scripps Ranch fire in the San Diego area.
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NASA's Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor aboard the Orbview-2 satellite gets a wider view of the area. In this image, the smoke plumes extend the entire length of the Baja peninsula, several hundred miles.
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NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard the Aqua satellite constitutes a vital part of the National Interagency Fire Center's management tool kit for monitoring and controlling wildfires.
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This image from Oct. 27, 2003, shows plumes of smoke extending miles out over the Pacific Ocean.
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The crew of the International Space Station photographed the wildfires ravaging southern California from its unique perspective 240 miles above Earth.