<p>From the International Space Station, British astronaut Tim Peake photographed smoke from the wildfire raging around Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. The fire <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/160510-wildfire-fort-mcmurray-alberta-canada/" target="_blank">displaced more than 80,000 people</a>.</p>
Snake of Smoke
From the International Space Station, British astronaut Tim Peake photographed smoke from the wildfire raging around Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. The fire displaced more than 80,000 people.
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