Smoke from Oregon Fires - Aug 2002

  • Released Sunday, August 25, 2002
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At the Oregon-California state line, an immense wildfire that resulted from the combination of two separate blazes, has now burned over 375,000 acres and is still growing. The Biscuit Fire, formerly the Florence Fire and the Sour Biscuit Fire, was sparked by lightning in the Klamath Mountains in Oregon and has burned over the state line into California. The columns of smoke billowing from the fire reach far south down the Pacific Coast.

Zoom in to fires along Oregon - California border

Oregon fires with fire pixels.

Oregon fires with fire pixels.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov)

This page was originally published on Sunday, August 25, 2002.
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