This comes as another round of Santa Anas is expected to bluster the region Thursday evening through Friday morning, extending a Red Flag Warning for portions of the county (mountains and valleys). This means the smoke plume from Los Angeles will likely continue its current direction — at least for the next couple of days.

As smoke pours from the intense wildfires currently scorching Los Angeles, air quality has plummeted across the city due to particulate pollution.

The scope of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires comes into focus through smoke-filled satellite imagery from NASA and other agencies.

Now satellite imagery is providing a look at the destruction caused by the fires — devastation which is likely to grow. The strong winds and dry conditions which have fuelled California's wildfires are predicted to continue until the middle of next week,

Since Tuesday, several wildfires have broken out in the Los Angeles area fueled by strong winds, with the largest being the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire. The two fires combined have burned thousands of acres and destroyed several hundred structures and homes.

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