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| Keywords: Fires in the Alaskan Interior DVIDS847481.jpg en Forest fires produced hazy skies over interior Alaska in the first week of July 2009 This natural-color photo-like image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS on NASA«És Aqua satellite shows several lightning-triggered fires outlined in red southwest of Fairbanks Alaska on July 7 The largest was the combined Bear Lake/Minto Flats South Fire; according to the situation summary report from the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center on July 7 the fire was estimated to be just o ver 79 000 acres The Bear Creek Fire is just inside the northern perimeter of Denali National Park Dark brown patches mark the locations of old fires Most fires in interior Alaska are triggered by lightning According to observations from the Alaska Fire Service«És automated lightning-detection network interior Alaska«És «É_lightning season«É_ peaks in late June or early July Most strikes occur between 4 and 6 p m as a result of severe storms; a severe storm may be accompanied by anywhere from 2 000 to 5 000 lightning strikes NASA image created by Jesse Allen using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team Caption by Rebecca Lindsey NASA Identifier 366670main_alaska_amo_2009188_lrg_full <br>Unit NASA 2009-12-01 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/847481/fires-alaskan-interior 847481 2013-02-08 12 23 WASHINGTON D C US PD-USGov Denali National Park Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
