Rocky Mountain Fires

  • Credit

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Numerous large wildfires are scorching the western United States in June. Firefighters in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico are battling several large fires, including the 100,000+ acre Hayman Fire southwest of Denver, Colorado.

This Landsat image of the area of the Hayman fire in Colorado was taken on July 16, 2002. Vegetation appears red and burn scar appears black in the false-color image (top). The lower image shows burn intensity, with green corresponding to least burned areas and red indicated most burned areas.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Landsat 7/ETM+

  • Start Date

    2002-06-16

  • Event Start Date

    2002-06-02

  • NH Image ID

    3746

  • NH Event ID

    3648

  • NH Posting Date

    2002-06-24