Satellites show Australia's monstrous smoke plume swirling over the Pacific

9:15am PST - January 2nd, 2020    anthony davis - Mashable

U.S. and Japanese satellites have captured the colossal smoke plume from relentless Australian fires — including a more than 1.2-million-acre megafire burning through a national park. On Thursday, the smoke plume was some 7.3 million square kilometers (2.8 mi…