Severe Californian wildfires in November 2018 observed from space: the carbon monoxide perspective

Due to proceeding climate change, some regions such as California face rising weather extremes with dry periods becoming warmer and drier, entailing the risk that wildfires and associated air pollution episodes will continue to increase. November 2018 turned into one of the most severe wildfire episodes on record in California, with two particularly destructive wildfires spreading concurrently through the north and the south of the state. Both fires ignited at the wildland-urban interface, causing many civilian fatalities and forcing the total evacuation of several cities and communities.