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Smoky Summer in the Pacific Northwest

The extraordinary heatwave that scorched the Pacific Northwest in June 2021 has diminished, but substantial fires continued to burn across the region in July.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Daupin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published July 9, 2021
Data acquired July 8, 2021

Source:
Terra > MODIS