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Fires in Colorado and New Mexico

On June 2, 2002, several fires were burning in southeastern Colorado and northern New Mexico. Within days, multiple large wildfires would be raging across Colorado, forcing numerous evacuations and destroying homes. This image was acquired by the Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published June 17, 2002
Data acquired June 11 - 11, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth