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Before and after: Satellite images show how lightning complex fires scarred Bay Area landscape

The rare lightning storm that went through the Bay Area on Aug. 16 sparked blazes that disrupted and changed lives.

The weather system sparked the LNU Lightning Complex Fire in the North Bay that has charred more than 375,000 acres. It ignited the SCU Lightning Complex fire in Alameda and Santa Clara counties that has burned close to 400,000 acres. It set the blaze that became the CZU Lightning Complex Fire that burned more than 86,000 acres.

The interactive photo gallery below shows how those fires changed the landscape. By moving the slider left and right, you can see a before and after of the inferno and get an idea of the scope of the blaze.

The images were taken from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Landsat website. It uses observation satellites that continuously captures images of the Earth’s surface.

LNU COMPLEX FIRE IN THE NORTH BAY

CZU COMPLEX FIRE ON THE PENINSULA

SCU COMPLEX FIRE EAST OF SAN JOSE AND GILROY

SCU AND LNU COMPLEX FIRES

THREE FIRES FROM THE BAY AREA


Source: Orange County Register

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