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NASA image of before and after fire views of the area around the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Washington. On June 27th 2000, a fire in the dry sagebrush was sparked by an automobile crash. The flames were fanned by hot summer winds. By the day after the accident, about 100,000 acres had burned, and the fire's spread forced the closure of highways and loss of homes. Compare the area just above and to the right of the line of cumulus clouds in the May 15 image with the same area imaged on August 3. The darkened burn scar measures approximately 35 kilometers across. The Columbia River is seen wending its way around the area, and the Snake River branches off to the right. Photo Credit: NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Team [0003-0701-0820-0115] by 0003
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Keywords
burn scar, columbia river, fire, fire-scarred landscape, fires, geography, hanford nuclear reservation, jpl, nasa, richland washington, rivers, snake river, washington, washington state
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