Fires in Arizona
Fires in Arizona
09 July 2004
Several large fires were burning in the Southwest United States on July 7, 2004. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Terra satellite shows the (top to bottom) Jacket, Willow, and Nuttall Complex Fires in Arizona (left part of scene) and the Rincon and Granny Fires in New Mexico (right). Each of these fires was ignited by lightning. The largest is the Willow Fire90,500 acres as of July 7. The Nuttall Complex poses the greatest likelihood of significant property damage, as the Gibson Fire threatens the Mt. Graham International Observatory, whose powerful telescopes draw astronomers from all over the world (Source: Earth Observatory).
(Image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center)
Heat signatures (red) and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Arizona. The National Interagency Fire Center’s Incident Management Situation Report from 07/07/2004 reported the Willow Fire, northeast of Phoenix, had burned 90,500 acres and was 22% contained; the Jacket Fire had burned 13,000 acres and was 23% contained; and the Nuttall Complex had burned 20,700 acres and was 10% contained.
(Source: OSEII)
