Fires in Glacier National Park, Montana

Fast-moving forest fires raced through Glacier National Park in northest Montana on July 25, 2003. The fires (marked in red) forced thousands of tourists and staff to evacuate Glacier National Park (image center). This image of the fires was captured on July 25, 2003, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 25, 2003
Data acquired July 25 - 25, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topics:

Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Glaciers

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Glaciers

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response