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Fires Scorch Oregon

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2024-08-14 12:00:00
August 14, 2002

This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from August 14, 2002, shows large wildfires in Oregon marked with red dots. At the Oregon-California state line, the Biscuit Fire is nearly 400,000 acres and growing. To the northeast, the Tiller Complex Fire is more than 40,000 acres.

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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