Gallery: Before and After the Insane Fort McMurray Fire, From 350 Miles Above Earth

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    Taken by the WorldView-2, this image shows Fort McMurray before the fires. The infrared camera detects the living forest as bright red.
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    Fort McMurray after the fire. The forests are now grey—dead.
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    The smoke is no screen for the WorldView-3, which clearly shows a huge fire line to the east of Fort McMurray.
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    WorldView-3's short wave infrared camera sees the hottest parts of the fire as bright purple.
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    Timberlea is a neighborhood on the Fort McMurray's north side. It's pretty burned up now.
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    Fire forced the Fort McMurray airport to close.
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    This wide view of Fort McMurray's environs shows how far the fire has reached into the surrounding woods.
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    Hillview Park and the neighborhoods surrounding it before the fire.
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    Hillview Park and the neighborhoods surrounding it after the fire.
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    Hilltop neighborhoods west of the city's downtown before the fire.
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    Hilltop neighborhoods west of the city's downtown after the fire.
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    A south Fort McMurray neighborhood before the fire.
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    A south Fort McMurray neighborhood after the fire.
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    An industrial site before the fire
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