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Mapping the Severity of Springs Fire from Space

As wildfires wind down, teams of scientists hit the field to assess the damage. In many cases, they have help from satellites.


Images by Robert Simmon, using data from the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published May 9, 2013
Data acquired March 18, 2010 - May 4, 2013

Sources:
Landsat 5 > TM
Landsat 8 > OLI