Smoke Blankets Oregon
By the following day, NASA satellites had begun to detect large numbers of wildland fires burning throughout central and eastern Oregon. Though initially small, these blazes strengthened as they were fanned by gusty winds and raced through landscapes parched by extreme drought and baking in summer heat. When NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the image shown above on the afternoon of July 26, smoke poured northeast from dozens of large fires that had collectively charred hundreds of square miles.
- ▪By the following day, NASA satellites had begun to detect large numbers of wildland fires burning throughout central and eastern Oregon.
- ▪Though initially small, these blazes strengthened as they were fanned by gusty winds and raced through landscapes parched by extreme drought and baking in summer heat.
- ▪When NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the image shown above on the afternoon of July 26, smoke poured northeast from dozens of large fires that had collectively charred hundreds of square miles.
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Earth ObservatoryScienceWildfiresSmoke Blankets OregonEarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal MapsWorld of ChangeArticlesEarth Matters BlogBlue Marble: Next GenerationEO KidsMission: BiomesAboutAbout UsSubscribe🛜 RSSContact UsSearch 3 min readSmoke Blankets OregonImage of the Day for July 28, 2026Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon.NASA Earth ObservatoryJul 28, 2026 Article View more Images of the Day:Jul 27, 2026Instruments:Aqua — MODISTopics:Wildfires Smoke pours from dozens of large fires in Oregon in this image captured by MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging…
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