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As the fires in California raged across the southern part of the state, searchers from across the country turned to the Web for satellite imagery of the devastation.

Demand for "satellite california" was so huge it exceeded all other searches in Buzz, landing the term at the top of Wednesday's movers. Meanwhile, a crush of lookups for "california fire satellite," "san diego fire satellite," "california wildfire satellite," and "fire satellite" flashed upwards.

Popular sources for remote images of Earth's surface also flared. Buzz for "nasa satellite" leapt 170%, and queries for "google satellite maps" and "google earth" surged. Hopefully, the pictures they're returning will soon show a landscape that's dry and smoke-free.