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.

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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

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Terra > MODIS