Satellite image reveals sheer size of apocalyptic LA inferno

Satellite image reveals sheer size of apocalyptic LA inferno

Daily Mail

Story by Perkin Amalaraj

13/01/2025

위성 사진은 종말론적인 LA 지옥의  완전한 크기를 보여줍니다.

 

Sitting in the ruins of iconic Californian institutions like the Reel Inn, Malibu, the choking grey mass sitting heavily above Los Angeles is hard to ignore. 

But from the skies, it is impossible to look away.

Long shadows cast by the towering plumes of smoke darkened Los Angeles' plush Palisades region, shrouding the city in a violent darkness. 

말리부의 릴 인(Reel Inn)과 같은 상징적인 캘리포니아 기관의 폐허에 자리 잡은 로스앤젤레스 위로 무겁게 자리 잡은 숨막히는 회색 덩어리는 무시하기 어렵습니다.

그러나 하늘에서 눈을 뗄 수는 없습니다.

우뚝 솟은 연기 기둥이 드리운 긴 그림자가 로스앤젤레스의 호화로운 팰리세이즈 지역을 어둡게 만들었고, 도시를 격렬한 어둠으로 뒤덮었습니다.

 

Rarely has an scene as apocalyptic as the satellite image capturing the Palisades fire been seen. 

The enormous image, captured by the Pléiades Neo satellite on January 9, shows Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades, as well as the Summit and North of Montana neighbourhoods, engulfed in the smoke. 

Up in Topanga State Park, which has since been closed due to the risk of harm to life, shadows stretches for miles over the once-safe home to countless species of American wildlife that is now being consumed by the deadly Palisades fire.

팰리세이즈 화재를 포착한 위성 사진만큼 종말론적인 장면은 거의 본 적이 없습니다.

1월 9일 플레아데스 네오 위성이 포착한 이 거대한 이미지는 로스앤젤레스의 퍼시픽 팰리세이즈와 서밋 및 노스 오브 몬태나 지역이 연기에 휩싸인 것을 보여준다.

생명에 해를 끼칠 수 있는 위험 때문에 폐쇄된 토팡가 주립공원(Topanga State Park)에는 한때 안전했던 수많은 종의 미국 야생동물이 지금은 치명적인 팰리세이즈 화재로 인해 잡아먹히고 있는 그림자가 수 마일에 걸쳐 뻗어 있습니다.

 

South of the park, the entire coast from the Will Rogers Beach to Topanga Beach is being razed to the ground by the flames. 

Institutions like the Reel Inn, an iconic seafood restaurant that has served Malibu faithfully for nearly four decades, have been ravaged. 

공원 남쪽에서는 윌 로저스 비치(Will Rogers Beach)에서 토팡가 비치(Topanga Beach)에 이르는 해안 전체가 불길에 휩싸여 잿더미가 되고 있습니다.

거의 40년 동안 말리부에 충실하게 음식을 제공해온 상징적인 해산물 레스토랑인 릴 인(Reel Inn)과 같은 기관은 황폐해졌습니다.

Rarely has an scene as apocalyptic as the satellite image capturing the Palisades fire been seen

A person rides a motorcycle as palm trees burn nearby during the Palisades Fire amid a powerful windstorm on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California

Flames cross over a fire road above Mandeville Canyon during the Palisades Fire

 

The homes of celebrities like Paris Hilton, who said she watched her waterfront property burn to the ground on live TV, have also been destroyed. 

And there is a risk that Los Angeles's exclusive high-end neighbourhood of Bel Air is coming under increasing danger from the inferno continuing to sweep through. 

 

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Satellite images from January 6th to 8th show just how quickly the California wildfires spread and the sheer scale of the devastation.

 

 

The Getty Museum in California has stepped up defences aimed at protecting its priceless artworks, while it has also been revealed that the Palisades reservoir was empty when the blazes began.

Its collection includes 125,000 artworks, among them paintings by Monet, Rembrandt, Turner and Van Gogh, as well as 1.4million documents.

The museum has said in statements: 'Getty staff, the art collections and buildings remain safe from the Palisades Fire. The threat is still happening.'

Reported defences which officials hope will help protect against any damage to artefacts include fire-resistant travertine stone, plus well as cement and steel. 

The wildfires death toll rose to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward some of the city's most famous landmarks.

Five of the deaths were attributed to the Palisades Fire and 11 resulted from the Eaton Fire, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said in a statement on Saturday evening.

 

The enormous image, captured by the Pléiades Neo satellite on January 9, shows Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades, as well as the Summit and North of Montana neighbourhoods, engulfed in the smoke

The entire coast from the Will Rogers Beach to Topanga Beach is being razed to the ground by the flames

Firefighters monitor as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025

Firefighters work to put out flames in the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 11, 2025, as the Palisades Fire continues to burn

A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California, on January 11, 2025

An American flag waves above a section of Mandeville Canyon destroyed by the Palisades Fire

 

The previous number of confirmed fatalities was 11, but officials said they expected that figure to rise as teams with cadaver dogs conduct systematic grid searches in leveled neighborhoods.

Authorities have established a center where people can report the missing.

Crews from California and nine other states are part of the ongoing response that includes 1,354 fire engines, 84 aircraft and more than 14,000 personnel, including newly arrived firefighters from Mexico.

 

Meanwhile, California governor Gavin Newsom has ordered state officials to determine why a 117million-gallon (440million-litre) reservoir was out of service and some hydrants had run dry.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said city leadership failed her department by not providing enough money for firefighting.

She also criticised the lack of water, saying: 'When a firefighter comes up to a hydrant, we expect there's going to be water.'

The reservoir is reported to have been closed for repairs in recent weeks after damage to a covering which was meant to preserve water quality, the Los Angeles Times first reported.

Emptying of the reservoir is said to have started last February following a tear in the water cover which let debris into the water supply, before it was drained and bids for repairs were invited in April - the status of any response remained unclear.

Up in Topanga State Park, which has since been closed due to the risk of harm to life, shadows stretches for miles over the once-safe home to countless species of American wildlife

Smoke was seen pluming from a small section of Topanga State Park 

A palm tree burns during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025

Smoke from flames rises behind homes in the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 11, 2025

Fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets are also said to have gone dry, which left firefighter crews struggling with low pressure levels.

LA mayor Ms Bass, 71, has been dubbed 'the most hated woman in America' after cutting £14.4million ($17.6 million) in vital firefighting funding just weeks before the latest inferno. 

 

The Democrat mayor was on a taxpayer-funded trip to Ghana last Tuesday despite warnings from weather experts that gusting Santa Ana winds of 80mph could spark catastrophic wildfires.

Fire chief Ms Crowley has been among her critics, saying: 'We are screaming to be properly funded to make sure that our firefighters can do their jobs so we can serve the community. The budget cuts made our job impossible.'

Mr Newsom has branded the loss of water pressure as 'deeply troubling' and said in a letter to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and LA County Public Works: 'We need answers to how that happened.'

LADWP spokesperson Ellen Cheng said: 'We appreciate the Governor’s letter and believe that an investigation will help identify any new needed capabilities for water systems to support fighting wildfires.'

But LADWP union leader Gus Corona has said: 'It’s completely unacceptable that this reservoir was empty for almost a year for minor repairs.

 

'This work should have been done in-house, and they shouldn’t have depended on a contractor to do it - I truly believe it’s something that could have been avoided.

'I am glad the governor is stepping in and looking into why this happened, and holding people accountable.'

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