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Wildfires Scorch Northern New Mexico

Strong, gusty winds and an exceedingly dry landscape fueled an early and severe outbreak of fire.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published April 25, 2022
Data acquired April 23, 2022

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
Earth at Night