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	Fires In Alaska and Northern Canada Extreme fire behavior in Alaska continued across the turning of the calendar from June to July 2004. Yellowish-gray smoke hung over much of the state, while fires (locations outlined in red) continued to grow across the landscape. Many of these blazes have been burning since mid-June, triggered by a few days of record-breaking lightning. Hot, dry, and windy conditions since then have pushed fire behavior to extreme levels at many locations. The Boundary Fire, north of Fairbanks, was spreading at a rate of 3 miles an hour on July 1, and at times firefighters reported that flame lengths were as long as 30 feet. This image was captured on July 1 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA�s Terra satellite. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center Recommend this Image to a Friend Fires: Topic Home | Archive | Related Links Natural Hazards Home | Section FAQ		Where in the World Image Posted July 02, 2004 Satellite & Sensor Terra- MODIS Other Images for this Event     Posted: Sep 07, 2004     Posted: Aug 24, 2004     Posted: Aug 19, 2004     Posted: Aug 17, 2004     Posted: Aug 12, 2004     Posted: Jul 19, 2004     Posted: Jul 15, 2004     Posted: Jul 15, 2004     Posted: Jul 13, 2004     Posted: Jul 12, 2004     Posted: Jul 06, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jun 30, 2004     Posted: Jun 30, 2004     Posted: Jun 29, 2004     Posted: Jun 28, 2004     Posted: Jun 28, 2004     Posted: Jun 25, 2004     Posted: Jun 24, 2004     Posted: Jun 23, 2004     Posted: Jun 22, 2004     Posted: Jun 21, 2004 Fires Latest Events Fires in Oregon and Northern California Fire in the Kalahari Fires in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa Fires in Central South America Fires in Idaho Bushfires in Northern Territory, Australia

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