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Fires and Heavy Smoke in Alaska

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2024-06-06 12:00:00
June 6, 2002

This image from May 16, 2002, from the Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) shows the state of Alaska, including smoke plumes from several fires in the central portion of the state.

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Image courtesy the SeaWiFS Project , NASA GSFC, and ORBIMAGE

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