Satellite Data Shows Park Fire Devastation

Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Research Associate Mikhail Zhizhin, Communications Associate Kristin Ziv, Senior Research Associate Christopher Elvidge, and Director Morgan Bazilian write about the largest active wildfire in the U.S, the Park Fire in northern California, ignited last Wednesday (the 24^th of July) and quickly engulfed more than 360,000 acres – approximately 560 square miles – by Sunday.  As of Monday (29 July), the fire was about 12% contained. Arson has been cited as the cause.  August 2, 2024.