Oak Fire, first Californian megafire of the 2022 season, USA

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 July 2022 at 18:39:31 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI & CO acquired on 23 July 2022 at 20:21:11 UTC
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Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI & CO acquired on 25 July 2022 at 21:26:12 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 30 July 2022 at 18:39:31 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, forestry, emergency, wildfire, air quality, National Park, United States, USA
Fig. 1 - S5P TROPOMI - Aerosol Index (23-25.07.2022) - The Oak Fire was first reported on July 22, 2022.
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It is the first Californian fire of the 2022 season powerful enough to fuel a pyrocumulonimbus. By the morning of July 24, the third day of the fire, 2093 personnel were battling the fire, according to Cal Fire. This included 17 helicopters, 225 fire engines, and 58 bulldozers to create firebreaks. 168 buildings have been destroyed. Fortunately, no severe injuries or deaths have been reported so far.
Fig. 2 - Carbon monoxyde (23-27.07.2022) - While firemen sent much resources very quickly, they were outflanked from the first day.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (20, 25 & 30.07.2022) - 7788 km² have burnt in Sierra National Forest, near Yosemite National Park.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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