Image of the Week - Wildfires Devastate California Wine Country

Wine country residents had little warning when
wildfires ignited late Sunday night, quickly
spread with 50 mile per hour wind gusts. More
than 100,000 acres have burned, with less than
6 percent of the fires contained.
Many homes and businesses are destroyed, and many
more are threatened at the time of this Landsat 8 image.
A 5 year drought left the region parched. Last winter’s
heavy rains were welcome, but started vegetation growth,
which then dried out after another hot, dry summer.
Early fall is typically hot and dry in this part of
northern California, and winds blowing over the mountain
ranges are quickly spreading the wildfires.
Gray patches are populated areas in the valleys.
Bright green is vegetation, and burned areas are maroon.
Landsat’s shortwave and near-infrared imaging give a
clear distinction between burned and unburned vegetation.
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Image of the Week - Wildfires Devastate California Wine Country

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