Image of the week: Los Angeles wildfires

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This week’s image is of the devastating wildfires that have recently affected Los Angeles. The image was captured by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites.

Last Updated

13 January 2025

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13 January 2025

The fires have destroyed thousands of buildings, forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes and caused the deaths of 24 people, with many people still missing.

The fires in the Palisades area have burned through more than 23,000 acres, while the Eaton fires have burnt over 14,000 acres.

Wildfire image

This image was captured by the OLCI instrument onboard one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 11 January 2025.

EUMETSAT operates the Sentinel-3 satellites, in cooperation with ESA, and delivers the marine and atmospheric data on behalf of the European Union.

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