Intense fires raged in several western states over the Labor Day weekend.
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Fierce Diablo winds helped fan flames, which have consumed more than 75,000 acres.
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Thick plumes of smoke wafted west over the Pacific Ocean on powerful winds on November 19, 2005. The smoke was pouring from wildfires, marked with red boxes, burning just south of Tijuana, Mexico.
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Hot, dry weather and fierce easterlies fanned the flames of several blazes, endangering homes and lives.
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Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, wildfires raged near Los Angeles, California, in mid-October 2008.
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As the smoke from this fire makes clear, surface winds do not always blow in the same direction as those at higher altitudes.
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California’s Carr Fire was one of 98 large, active fires delivering smoke across the United States in late July.
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On May 2, 2013, the MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite captured this image of wildfire burning near Los Angeles, California.
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