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Fires in Montana and Alberta

The Lost Creek Fire (largest fire, center) continued to grow on August 1, 2003. The blaze is on the border of Alberta and British Columbia Provinces in western Canada. This image of the fire, and others to south in Glacier National Park in Montana, was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. Active fire detections captured by the sensor have been marked in red in the image.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published August 1, 2003
Data acquired August 1 - 1, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topics:
Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Glaciers
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Glaciers
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth