Dramatic satellite imagery reveals the scope of the blaze — now as large as Manhattan Island and burning out of control. OakFire California
California's Oak Fire, as seen by the Landsat satellite on Sunday, on July 24, 2022. The image is rendered in a simulated 3D view. So far, California's Oak Fire blazing near Yosemite National Park has burned through through 14,281 acres — an area equivalent to the size of Manhattan Island. That makes it California's biggest wildfire this season.
. The cause of the blaze, which began in the afternoon of July 22 about two miles northeast of Mariposa, is under investigation. The blaze exploded in intensity and size on Saturday. Here's what that looked like from space, as seen by the GOES-16 satellite:
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