July 21, 2007 - Fires in the Western United States
February 18, 2008
This image of the western United States, shows a number of wildfires; it was captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite on July 18, 2007. The states shown in this image, from top left, clockwise, are Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Oregon. Red dots show the locations of active fires - many of the fires have white smoke coming from them as well.
The record heat has made tinder dry and July has seen many fires in this region.
The record heat has made tinder dry and July has seen many fires in this region.
Topics:
Disaster Accident, Environment, Ecological succession, Wildland fire suppression, Occupational safety and health, Summer 2008 California wildfires, Yellowstone fires, Wildfire, Utah
