European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst posted this view of the California wildfires, as seen from the International Space Station (ISS), on Twitter on Aug. 3, 2018. “California burning. These fires are frightening to watch, even from space,” said Alexander Gurst in a tweet. One of the 17 major fires in California, dubbed the Mendocino Complex, became the biggest in state history on Aug. 7, eclipsing a previous record set only eight months ago, as hot, windy conditions fanned the blazes in what Governor Jerry Brown has called a “new normal.” The Mendocino Complex, made up of two fires, grew to nearly 300,000 acres (117,700 hectares) - almost the size of Los Angeles - and was expected to burn for the rest of the month, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said. (Photo/Agencies)
European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst posted this view of the California wildfires, as seen from the International Space Station (ISS), on Twitter on Aug. 3, 2018. “California burning. These fires are frightening to watch, even from space,” said Alexander Gurst in a tweet. One of the 17 major fires in California, dubbed the Mendocino Complex, became the biggest in state history on Aug. 7, eclipsing a previous record set only eight months ago, as hot, windy conditions fanned the blazes in what Governor Jerry Brown has called a “new normal.” The Mendocino Complex, made up of two fires, grew to nearly 300,000 acres (117,700 hectares) - almost the size of Los Angeles - and was expected to burn for the rest of the month, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said. (Photo/Agencies)
Firefighters battle wildfires as a helicopter hovers above an area near Mendocino National Forest, California, the U.S., Aug. 4, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. (Photo/Agencies)
Firefighters battle wildfires as a helicopter hovers above an area near Mendocino National Forest, California, the U.S. August 4, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. (Photo/Agencies)
Evacuees from the Ranch Fire and River Fire (Mendocino Complex) are living in motor homes, cars and tents in the parking lot of the Moose Lodge in Clearlake Oaks, California, U.S., Aug. 2, 2018. (Photo/Agencies)
