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California, 27 October 2003 - Voracious wildfires in Southern California have killed 14 people. At least 10 fires had burned more than 280,000 acres and destroyed at least 600 homes by Sunday night. Fires blazed as far north as Simi Valley in Ventura County, east to San Bernardino County and south to San Diego County. San Diego officials said about 30 homes were burned at Scripps Ranch on Sunday night, and 150 burned in the area earlier.

Event Timeline
Envisat MERIS satellite images
These images were acquired on 25 October 2003 where the first fires broke out in the San Diego and Californian coast of Los Angeles areas.
San Diego
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Technical Information
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Band Combinations: (Red): Band-13
(Green): Band-12
(Blue): Band-11
Date of Acquisition: 25 October 2003
Ground Station: Kiruna (Sweden)
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Technical Information
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Band Combinations: (Red): Band-15
(Green): Band-13
(Blue): Band-7
Date of Acquisition: 25 October 2003
Ground Station: Kiruna (Sweden)
Californian coast / Los Angeles
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Technical Information
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of Acquisition: 25 October 2003
Ground Station: Kiruna (Sweden)
This image was acquired on 28 October 2003. This image was taken three days after the fires in Southern California, Santa Ana and San Diego.
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Technical Information
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Band Combinations: (Red): Band-13
(Green): Band-12
(Blue): Band-11
Date of Acquisition: 28 October 2003
Ground Station: Kiruna (Sweden)
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