Heat Signature from Basin Fire in Arizona (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Heat Signature from Basin Fire in Arizona

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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite captured this near-infrared image of the heat from Arizona's Basin Fire on May 14 at 09:00 UTC (5:00 a.m. EDT/4 a.m. CDT).

According to Inciweb, the multi-agency fire Incident Information System, the low intensity fire has grown to 6,018 acres. Inciweb reported that the fire is consuming Juniper-Oak woodlands, and litter and understory. The Basin Fire is located in San Carlos, Arizona and was started by lightning on April 22.

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Image Credit: William Straka III, University of Wisconsin-Madison Text: NASA/Rob Gutro

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