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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
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Scientists say the seasonal crop fires are burning later in the day than in previous years.
Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.
