Taken an hour and a half after the Las Conchas Fire started in the mountains southwest of Los Alamos, New Mexico, on June 26, this image shows the large wildfire well underway.
Land Fires
This pair of images shows the Las Conchas Fire burning near the western edge of Los Alamos National Laboratory on June 29, 2011.
A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
This image from June 9, 2011, shows Arizona’s Wallow Fire in the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico.
Atmosphere Land Fires
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Life Fires
Fires
Smoke streams east from a fire in Carlsbad Caverns National Park in this true-color image from June 14, 2011.