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McNalley and Pines Fires in California

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Jul 27, 2002
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2024-07-26 12:00:00
July 26, 2002

In the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, the McNalley Fire continues to burn in the Sequoia National Forest. It is 60, 000 acres and only 30% contained as of July 29, 2002. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from July 26, 2002 shows actively burning areas of the fire marked with red dots.

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Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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