Two views of the Park Fire in California from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-20 satellite acquired on July 31, 2024.
The embedded map view above shows a false-color corrected reflectance image of the Park Fire. Burned area is shown in dark red, bare ground is shown in lighter red, and vegetation is in shades of green. Press the blue "Play" button in the lower left corner of the image to watch an animation spanning July 24 to 31 to see the spread of the fire and resulting area burned.
The map view below shows a true-color corrected reflectance image of the Park Fire overlaid with the fires and thermal anomalies layer. Press the blue "Play" button in the lower left corner of the image to watch an animation spanning July 24 to 31, the same dates as in the above animation; the true-color imagery highlights the smoke emanating from individual hotspots indicated by red dots.