Smoke from Oregon Fires

  • Released Thursday, August 15, 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 into the smoke from the Oregon fires.

On August 12, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite captured this image, showing the smoke from the burning fires.

On August 12, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite captured this image, showing the smoke from the burning fires.

Video slate image reads "Smoke from Oregon Fires".

Video slate image reads "Smoke from Oregon Fires".

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This page was originally published on Thursday, August 15, 2002.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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