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-- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

AMAZON FIRES IN 2019 Both natural and manmade fires often coincide with the dry season from July through October

* Uptick in Amazon Fire Activity in 2019 (Image from Aug 19, 2019; Posted Aug 23, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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2019 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES Fire season in the Western United States stretches from late spring until the winter rains arrive at the end of the calendar year Climate change has made the past few years warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles

* Sampling the Castle Fire (Image from Aug 13, 2019; Posted Aug 21, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/145494/sampling-the-castle-fire/?src=nha

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