First Fires of the Season in New Mexico

Two drought-fueled wildfires blazed on June 1, 2013, in northern New Mexico. About 81 percent of the state was experiencing extreme or exceptional drought.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published June 4, 2013
Data acquired June 1, 2013

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response