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NASA Satellite Picks Up Stunning Image of Colorado Wildfire Damage | On July 4th, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the damage done by the Colorado wildfires. In brown, the false-color image shows how far the fires spread as responders struggled with limited resources and funding. The Waldo Canyon Fire, caused and exacerbated by record heat and drought, burned 18,247 acres of land, combusted 346 homes, and killed two people.

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4 Responses to NASA Satellite Picks Up Stunning Image of Colorado Wildfire Damage

  1. Brad Johnson says:
    July 9, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    Tell weathermen to forecast the facts on climate change! Some of the worst climate deniers on TV are in Colorado, including Colorado Springs’ Brian Bledsoe. He even denies that CO2 is a greenhouse gas.

  2. Philip S. Wenz says:
    July 9, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    Man, that thing was HUGE! Colorado Springs is big city.

  3. Max Wilbert says:
    July 10, 2012 at 10:56 am

    Hey, what’s up with the wildfires in E. Asia? Can you cover this story?

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