• MODIS Pic of the Day 07 August 2022

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Sunday, August 07, 2022 12:00:10
    August 7, 2022 - Cow Canyon and Vantage Highway Fires

    Cow Canyon and Vantage Hwy Fires
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    The 2022 wildfire season has heated up in the Pacific Northwest, with
    dozens of new fires popping up in Washington and Oregon in early August
    2022. On August 6, the Washington Department of Natural Resources
    Wildfire Intel Dashboard reported that 5 large fires were ablaze in the
    state on that date, with 23 new ignitions in the last 24 hours. They
    also verified that 16,098 acres had been burnt in the last 24 hours
    alone.

    On August 4, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
    on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of two of
    the largest fires burning in Washington. The Cow Canyon Fire sits west
    of the Vantage Highway Fire. Red “hot spots” mark areas where the
    thermal bands on the instrument detected high temperatures. When
    combined with typical smoke, as in this image, such hot spots are
    diagnostic of actively burning fire.

    The Cow Canyon Fire was reported on the afternoon of August 3
    approximately 1 mile northeast of Wenas, Washington. It exhibited a
    high rate of spread, burning rapidly through grass, brush, and timber.
    The rapid growth is well-illustrated by the large hot spot revealed by
    MODIS roughly 24 hours after ignition in this image. On August 5, the
    fire had expanded to cover 5,600 acres. Two primary residences, one
    cabin and eleven out buildings were confirmed destroyed on August 3. At
    least 50 additional structures are at risk and evacuation orders are in
    place in several locations. The fire is 45 percent contained on August
    5, and the cause of ignition is still unknown.

    The Vantage Highway Fire started on August 1, 2022, during a Red Flag
    warning, which brought high temperatures, very low humidity, and strong
    winds—all conducive to extreme fire behavior. It was originally
    reported five miles west of Vantage, a small town in Kittitas County,
    Washington. On August 6, the Vantage Highway Fire had burned 30,021
    acres and firefighters had reached 45 percent containment. According to
    a report published in InciWeb Incident Information System on August 6,
    priorities remain full suppression of the fire, providing for
    firefighter and public safety, and protecting critical infrastructure
    (windfarms, residences) as well as sensitive cultural and natural
    resources such as the Thompson's clover, Chelan Rockmat, and critical
    mule deer habitat.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Aqua
    Date Acquired: 8/4/2022
    Resolutions: 1km (32.4 KB), 500m (109.2 KB), 250m (328.8
    KB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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