Oh, sure, if <i>I</i> had a satellite, I could take pictures like these too.

NASA's Earth Observatory has annotated satellite imagery of climatic and environmental interest. In addition to images of current wildfires, there are
volcanoes,
hurricaines,
ice floes,
and even aircraft contrails.

NASA's Visible Earth is a searchable index of more general satellite imagery, all in the public domain. If you live in Sydney, Australia, you can probably see your house in this one.