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Colorado wildfires visible in video from International Space Station Colorado wildfires visible in video from International Space Station
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Footage released by NASA shows that the wildfires which have ravaged Colorado this month have been visible from space. The footage was captured from the International Space Station (ISS), the research and observation vessel that orbits more than 200 miles above the planet's surface.Footage released by NASA shows that the wildfires which have ravaged Colorado this month have been visible from space. The footage was captured from the International Space Station (ISS), the research and observation vessel that orbits more than 200 miles above the planet's surface.
The fires, which have been burning for weeks, have already engulfed hundreds of homes, killed four people and forced tens of thousands more to evacuate.The fires, which have been burning for weeks, have already engulfed hundreds of homes, killed four people and forced tens of thousands more to evacuate.
The massively zoomed out and eerily quiet perspective of the ICC provides a very different angle on the fires from the terrifying photos published daily from the scene. Inevitably, the fires look much more contained and localized, though the fact that the plumes of smoke are visible from space at all is a reminder of the sheer scale of the crisis.The massively zoomed out and eerily quiet perspective of the ICC provides a very different angle on the fires from the terrifying photos published daily from the scene. Inevitably, the fires look much more contained and localized, though the fact that the plumes of smoke are visible from space at all is a reminder of the sheer scale of the crisis.
Yesterday, a trio of scientists underscored the link between global warming and the kinds of wildfires Colorado is currently experiencing. As humans ratchet up the planet's temperature a number of factors combine to make such fires more likely. These include more extreme temperature spikes as well as the earlier melting of winter snowpack and the creation of more favorable conditions for tree-killing mountain pine beetles.Yesterday, a trio of scientists underscored the link between global warming and the kinds of wildfires Colorado is currently experiencing. As humans ratchet up the planet's temperature a number of factors combine to make such fires more likely. These include more extreme temperature spikes as well as the earlier melting of winter snowpack and the creation of more favorable conditions for tree-killing mountain pine beetles.
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