Fires in USA
Fires in USA
17 August 2007
Latest MODIS image
This MODIS satellite image shows thin smoke drifting across the Northern Plainsand south western Canada. Most of the smoke is being produced by wildfires burning in Idaho and Montana.
IMAGE D6140: MODIS <> Image Type=Combine <> 08/13/2007 18:15 UTC RGB=CH(1,4,3)
(source: OSEI)
See also following news reporst from the media:
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Michigan Wildfire Expected to Keep Burning for Weeks (published by www.wlns.com, 15 August 2007)
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Idaho Wildfires Force Evacuations (published by www.guardian.co.uk, 15 August 2007)
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Forest fire smoke degrades air quality to harmful levels (published by www.bozemandailychronicle.com, 14 August 2007)
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Salvation Army Repsonds to Massive Wildfire in Michigans Upper Peninsula (published by www.salvationarmy.ca, 13 August 2007)
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$1.9M spent so far on U.P. fire, control not seen until Sept. (published by www.mlive.com, 13 August 2007)
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Wildfire closes major Yellowstone park entrance (published by seattletimes.nwsource.com, 13 August 2007)
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Western wildfires cast haze on parts of South Dakota (published by www.rapidcityjournal.com, 11 August 2007)
