Satellite Images Show Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires

Satellite Images Show Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires

HANDOUT - Los Angeles County is grappling with multiple devastating wildfires that erupted in early January 2025, fuelled by parched conditions and fierce Santa Ana winds reaching speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Thousands of structures have been destroyed, and evacuation orders remain in effect across several areas. One of the largest blazes, the Palisades Fire, broke out on the morning of 7 January near the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 shows the fire shortly after it ignited, with plumes of smoke streaming westward towards the Pacific Ocean. By the afternoon of 8 January, the fire had scorched over 11,000 acres (44 square kilometres) and advanced along the Pacific Coast Highway towards Malibu, according to Cal Fire. Farther inland, the Eaton Fire erupted in Altadena, north of downtown Los Angeles, on the evening of 7 January. Rapidly spreading, it engulfed over 10,000 acres, impacting areas of Pasadena and Altadena. Meanwhile, the Hurst Fi

  • Product Code
  • ILEA003823636
  • Registered date
  • 2025/1/08 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Abaca Press / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • ABACA
  • Media size
  • 2019 × 1542 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 1 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 358.18(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Satellite Images Show Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires

    Satellite Images Show Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires

    HANDOUT - Los Angeles County is grappling with multiple devastating wildfires that erupted in early January 2025, fuelled by parched conditions and fierce Santa Ana winds reaching speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Thousands of structures have been destroyed, and evacuation orders remain in effect across several areas. One of the largest blazes, the Palisades Fire, broke out on the morning of 7 January near the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 shows the fire shortly after it ignited, with plumes of smoke streaming westward towards the Pacific Ocean. By the afternoon of 8 January, the fire had scorched over 11,000 acres (44 square kilometres) and advanced along the Pacific Coast Highway towards Malibu, according to Cal Fire. Farther inland, the Eaton Fire erupted in Altadena, north of downtown Los Angeles, on the evening of 7 January. Rapidly spreading, it engulfed over 10,000 acres, impacting areas of Pasadena and Altadena. Meanwhile, the Hurst Fi
      Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

      Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

      A police officer works on the site of the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
        Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

        Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

        A house is engulfed by the flames on the site of the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
          Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

          Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

          Fire trucks are seen on the site of the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
            Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

            Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

            Houses are engulfed by the flames on the site of the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
              Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

              Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

              A firefighter battles the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
                Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

                Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

                A house is engulfed by the flames on the site of the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
                  Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

                  Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

                  A house is engulfed by the flames on the site of the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
                    Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

                    Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

                    Houses are engulfed by the flames on the site of the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
                      Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

                      Southern California Wildfires Rage Los Angeles

                      A house is engulfed by the flames on the site of the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM