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NASA satellite images taken this weekend picked up smoke plumes coming from fires in the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Read more about the images on NASA’s Earth Observatory website.
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News and opinion about wildland fire
NASA satellite images taken this weekend picked up smoke plumes coming from fires in the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Read more about the images on NASA’s Earth Observatory website.
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Question: Is there a point at which the system might come under enough strain that incident commanders might consider less aggressive strategies because of resource limits? With the northwest fires soaking up resources, where are we relative to the point and how many large new starts would it take to be a problem?