As Western Wildfires Blaze, Scientists Turn to Satellites for Help

Ash is raining down on the city of Portland. Thousand-degree fireballs are forcing evacuations near Salt Lake City, Seattle, and parts of Northern California. In Missoula, Montana, the sun burns a bloody red even even at high noon. These days, the American West looks less like an Ansel Adams postcard and more like the kingdom …

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