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

SOUTH AMERICAN FIRES IN 2019 Fire activity in the Amazon and much of South America often coincides with a dry season from July through October

* A River of Smoke (Image from Sep 28, 2019; Posted Oct 4, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
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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 near the end of the calendar year Climate change has made the past few years warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles

* Smoke Filled Canyons, Arizona (Image from Aug 20, 2019; Posted Oct 4, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/145692/smoke-filled-canyons-arizona/?src=nha

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