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Wildfires in Utah and Colorado

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 July 1, 2002
Data acquired June 30 - 30, 2002

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