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This crazy photo from the Space Station helps put Canada’s wildfire in perspective


This crazy photo from the Space Station helps put Canada’s wildfire in perspective The Fort McMurray wildfire has captured devastation on a scale most of us can't comprehend. Images from the ground and satellites have helped quantify the destruction, but this shot from the International Space Station somehow ties the scale of the destruction together much more clearly. The photo was taken by an Expedition 67 crew member on May 14th, from 240 miles away. (Yes, the astronauts have some pretty sweet cameras.) The lower-angle shot shows a huge plume of smoke engulfing Fort McMurray -- the town isn't really visible, the smoke is so dense.   More



(Source: Yahoo News - May 20)

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