On Friday, June 24, 2005, fires continued to spread in the desert Southwest. Unusually thick vegetation, a result of a wet winter, is fueling the fires, which are burning in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC
The first wave of the 2005 fire season began in late June when lightning triggered dozens of fires across the Southwest. New fires continued to spring up in July.
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