Fires in New Mexico

Wildfires consumed vegetation and threatened remote communities in the American Southwest.
After a Fire, Before a Flood
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After a Fire, Before a Flood

Landsat helps direct restoration efforts in at-risk areas.

Published Sep 11, 2013

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Pyrocumulus Cloud Billowing From New Mexico’s Silver Fire
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Pyrocumulus Cloud Billowing From New Mexico’s Silver Fire

Heat from New Mexico’s Silver fire produced a towering pyrocumulus cloud on June 12, 2013.

Published Jun 14, 2013

Fires

Wildfires in New Mexico
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Wildfires in New Mexico

Intense wildfires burned near Santa Fe, New Mexico, on June 11, 2013.

Published Jun 13, 2013

Land Fires

Silver Fire, New Mexico
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Silver Fire, New Mexico

Lightning ignited a wildfire in Gila National Forest on June 7, 2013.

Published Jun 11, 2013

Fires

First Fires of the Season in New Mexico
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First Fires of the Season in New Mexico

Two drought-fueled wildfires blazed on June 1, 2013, in northern New Mexico. About 81 percent of the state was experiencing extreme or exceptional drought.

Published Jun 4, 2013

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