Screen captures of VIIRS Day night imagery from NASA Worldview, above, show the distinct signature of light emitted from fires on 8 January. Three separate fires are apparent. The toggle below compares the views early on 7 and 8 January.

Day Night Band Imagery from early on 9 January 2025, shown below in a toggle with VIIRS I04 (3.74 µm) shortwave infrared imagery shows two main fire areas, the Eaton and Palisades fires, have strong visible light signatures and strong shortwave infrared signatures as well. On 9 January, the faint outline of a smoke plume is apparent over the Pacific Ocean to the south of Malibu and west of Manhattan Beach.

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